People v. Sane

40 N.Y. Crim. 187

• Court: New York Court of Special Session
• Decided: November 21, 1922
• Status: Published

Opinion

Per Curiam :

Defendant convicted of disorderly conduct tending to a breach of the peace in using abusive language and raising his cane in a threatening manner, and sentenced to the workhouse for a period of ninety days.

The evidence clearly establishes the complaint charging acts constituting disorderly conduct tending to a breach of the peace by the defendant within the provisions of the New York Consolidation Act.

In view of the nature of the offense shown, we think that the term of imprisonment imposed is excessive. The statement of the magistrate that the defendant had a “ very bad record ” is not borne out by the return on appeal. In fact, a certified copy of the complaint, which is made part of the return, has endorsed thereon “ No Previous Record.”

The defendant having actually been incarcerated in the workhouse since his conviction on November 1, 1922, we order that the judgment of conviction shall be modified to the time of imprisonment already served, and that, as modified, the judgment be affirmed.