PEOPLE v. HATTON

No. 157

26 N.Y.3d 364 (2015)

44 N.E.3d 188

23 N.Y.S.3d 113

2015 NY Slip Op 08606

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Appellant, v. FRANKIE HATTON, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Decided November 23, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth P. Thompson , District Attorney, Brooklyn ( Leonard Joblove and Seth M. Lieberman of counsel), for appellant.

Seymour W. James, Jr. , The Legal Aid Society, New York City ( Arthur H. Hopkirk of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge LIPPMAN and Judges PIGOTT, ABDUS-SALAAM and FAHEY concur; Judge STEIN dissents and votes to affirm in an opinion.


OPINION OF THE COURT

The People appeal from an order of the Appellate Term reversing defendant Frankie Hatton's conviction of one count of forcible touching, and dismissing the accusatory instrument as jurisdictionally defective. We conclude the instrument sets forth sufficient factual allegations to establish the elements of...

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