People v. Friedman

OPINION OF THE COURT

Elisa S. Koenderman, J.

The defendant, Stuart Friedman, is charged by misdemeanor information1 with criminal contempt in the second degree, Penal Law § 215.50 (3). The defendant moves to dismiss, contending that the accusatory instrument is facially insufficient (see CPL 170.30 [1] [a]) and that he has been denied his statutory right to a speedy trial (see CPL 30.30 [1] [b]). Because the information fails to contain nonhearsay factual allegations establishing every element of the offense charged, it is jurisdictionally defective. Moreover, since the accusatory instrument is…