People v. Gladstone

Kane, J. P.

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Chenango County (Ingraham, J.), rendered March 30, 1984, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of kidnapping in the second degree, criminal possession of a dangerous weapon in the third degree and criminal use of a firearm in the first degree.

At approximately 9:00 a.m. on Monday, April 25, 1983, defendant and her husband entered the Chenango County Office Building armed with shotgun and rifle, carrying four "Molotov cocktails” and other homemade bombs. They proceeded to the second floor and ordered individuals then present…