PEOPLE v. PRITCHARD


27 N.Y.2d 246 (1970)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. David J. Pritchard, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided November 19, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel J. Castellino for appellant.

John F. O'Mara, District Attorney (D. Bruce Crew, III of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge FULD and Judges BURKE and BERGAN concur with Judge GIBSON; Judge JASEN dissents and votes to affirm in a separate opinion in which Judges SCILEPPI and BREITEL concur.


GIBSON, J.

The appeal is concerned with the application of the new disorderly conduct statute, enacted as section 240.20 of the revised Penal Law (L. 1965, ch. 1030, eff. Sept. 1, 1967), providing, so far as here pertinent, that: "A person is guilty of disorderly conduct when, with intent to cause public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, or recklessly creating a risk thereof: 1. He engages in fighting or in...

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