People v. Barr (John)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent,

against

John Barr, Defendant-Appellant.

Defendant appeals from a judgment of the Criminal Court of the City of New York, New York County (John Cataldo, J.H.O,), rendered December 12, 2016, after a nonjury trial, convicting him of public consumption of alcohol, and imposing sentence.

Judgment of conviction (John Cataldo, J.H.O,), rendered December 12, 2016, reversed, on the law, accusatory instrument dismissed, and fine, if paid, remitted.

Based on the People's concession that the accusatory instrument was jurisdictionally defective, we reverse…