PEOPLE v. LLANOS


151 A.D.2d 128 (1989)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Isabel Llanos, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

October 26, 1989


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan A. Willens of counsel (Ira Mickenberg, attorney), for appellant.

Julie Freudenheim of counsel (Mark Dwyer and Beth J. Thomas with her on the brief; Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney, attorney), for respondent.

ROSS, J. P., CARRO, MILONAS and RUBIN, JJ., concur.


WALLACH, J.

The boy who cried "Wolf!" has earned the deserved scorn of the world, and Justice Holmes took a dim view of the man who falsely yelled "Fire!" in a crowded theatre.* This case calls upon us to decide with what degree of severity we should treat a woman like defendant who shouts "Police! Police!" not for the purpose of obtaining succor for herself or another, but rather...

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