People v. Canner, 88 Misc. 2d 85

Memorandum. Judgment of conviction unanimously reversed on the law, ‍‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‍complaint dismissed and fine remitted.

Defendant’s conduct did not rise to the level required by the statute, since the ‍‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‍disturbance complained of was not public, but private in nature (see Penal Law, § 240.20; People v Chesnick, 302 NY 58; People v ‍‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‍Hill, 60 Misc 2d 277; People v Reid, 180 Misc 289). While it is true that the offense of disorderly ‍‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‍conduct can be committed inside an apartment *86house (People v Chesnick supra), only the occupants of the two apartments complained of ‍‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‍the noise.

Concur: Groat, P. J., Pino and Rinaldi, JJ.

Case Details

Case Name: People v. Canner

Court Name: Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York

Date Published: Jun 10, 1975

Citations: 88 Misc. 2d 85; 388 N.Y.S.2d 812; 1975 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 3373

Court Abbreviation: N.Y. App. Term.