PEOPLE v. TARKA


75 N.Y.2d 996 (1990)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Melanie Tarka, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided May 8, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melanie Tarka, appellant pro se.

Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney (Carthy A. Smith of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER, TITONE, HANCOCK, JR., and BELLACOSA concur in memorandum.


MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Term should be reversed, the judgment of conviction vacated and the information dismissed.

To be facially sufficient, an information must contain allegations of every element of the offense charged and the defendant's commission thereof (CPL 100.40 [1] [c]; 100.15 [3]). Inasmuch as the information charging defendant with disorderly conduct fails to allege the essential element...

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