People v. Dizdar

The defendants here were indicted on *24June 22, 1977 for the crimes of attempted murder in the second degree, two counts of assault in the first degree, burglary in the second degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, and attempted kidnapping in the first degree, as the result of an incident which occurred on June 14, 1977 at approximately 2:20 p.m when the defendants allegedly entered the premises of the Yugoslav Permanent Mission to the United Nations at 854 Fifth Avenue, New York City, apparently for the purpose of dramatizing the cause of Croatian independence. During…