People v. Canavan (Charles)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent,

against

Charles Canavan, Appellant.

Appeal from a judgment of the Justice Court of the Town of East Hampton, Suffolk County (Catherine A. Cahill, J.), rendered February 10, 2014. The judgment convicted defendant, after a nonjury trial, of failing to obtain a permit for a mass gathering in violation of East Hampton Town Code § 151-7.

ORDERED that the judgment of conviction is reversed, on the facts, and the accusatory instrument is dismissed.

Defendant, who was alleged in an accusatory instrument to be the event coordinator for a boat party, was…