People v. Campbell

The information charges that the defendants violated subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 240.25 of the Penal Law in that: “ at the time and place aforesaid, the said defendants and each of them and each acting in concert *214with and each aided and abetted by the other did with intent to harass, annoy and alarm another did shove and subject the complainant to physical contact and in a public place did use abusive and obscene language, to wit: the defendants did push and shove the complainant about bodily and did shout at him [obscenities].”

The People proved beyond a reasonable doubt that the…