Legal Opinion
People v. Alderson
Criminal Court of the City of New York
Decided April 14, 1989PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*134OPINION OF THE COURT
Laura E. Drager, J.
The defendants are each charged with one count of criminal trespass in the third degree (Penal Law § 140.10). They are accused of illegally entering and remaining in the office of Dr. Stephen C. Joseph, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Health (hereinafter the Department), on August 3, 1988.
A bench trial was held before this court in which the defendants raised a justification defense, claiming their action constituted a necessary emergency meeting held for the purpose of saving lives (Penal Law § 35.05 [2]). In the alternative, the…
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