PEOPLE v. JENNINGS


71 Misc.2d 798 (1972)

The People of the State of New York, Plaintiff, v. Richard J. Jennings, Defendant.

District Court of Nassau County, First District.

October 20, 1972


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Cahn, District Attorney (Michael Premisler of counsel), for plaintiff. James J. McDonough and Patrick Mathews for defendant.


HENRY J. KALINOWSKI, J.

The case before this court presents a novel situation that seems to be one of first impression. Here a miscreant is in effect attempting to subvert justice by using the language of a statute to avoid paying his debt to society.

The defendant pled guilty to criminal trespass in the second degree in violation of section 140.15 of the Penal Law. He was sentenced to one year in the county jail, said term to run consecutively...

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