PEOPLE v. PADGETT


60 N.Y.2d 142 (1983)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. David F. Padgett, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided October 25, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark S. Arisohn for appellant.

Denis Dillon, District Attorney (George Freed of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, JONES, MEYER, SIMONS and KAYE concur.


WACHTLER, J.

Defendant was convicted of one count of criminal mischief in the fourth degree (Penal Law, § 145.00, subd 1). The charge, along with several assault charges, arose out of a barroom incident during which defendant broke the glass in an emergency fire exit door. Defendant's conviction was affirmed by the Appellate Term. The issue presented is whether defendant was entitled to a charge that the...

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