A New York City police officer did not provide the information she needed to charge a man with being in a Bronx park after hours, a judge decided.
A sign at the Mott Playground said it closed at “dusk,” but Bronx Criminal Court Judge Armando Montano said the accusatory instrument against Heriberto Orta—allegedly spotted entering the park at 8:53 p.m. on Sept. 14—was legally insufficient to establish that fact.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
