People v. Brown

On March 28, 1968 at about 6:15 p.m., the complainant, an insurance broker, entered his street-level office on 149th Street in The Bronx. The defendant had entered the office just before the complainant. The complainant approached the defendant and said “ You are the young man who was here on Tuesday. What do you want now? ’ ’ The defendant replied that he wanted to speak to him ‘ ‘ in the back ’ ’ of the office. The complainant then told the defendant, “ You can talk to me right here ”, but the defendant was “very insistent” on speaking to him ‘ ‘ in the back. ’ ’ At this point, the…