Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent v. Oliver Bonnerwith, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Term
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1974-03-22
Citations: 79 Misc. 2d 242
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent v. Oliver Bonnerwith, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Miscellaneous Reports
Volume: 79
Pages: 242–242

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent v. Oliver Bonnerwith, Appellant.
Supreme Court, Appellate Term, Second Department,
March 22, 1974.
Carl P. Ulrich for respondent. Bernard Kessler for appellant.

Opinion:
Memorandum. Judgment of conviction unanimously reversed on the law and facts and complaint dismissed.
Defendant was not entitled to a jury trial, since the maximum sentence he could receive was six months' incarceration (Baldwin v. New York, 399 U. S. 66) and there was no basis in fact for defendant's claim that the Justice below was biased against him.
However, defendant may not be convicted of a zoning violation where he has shown a valid nonconforming use (People v. Miller, 304 N. Y. 105; 2 Rathkoff, Law of Zoning and Planning [3d ed., 1972], p. 58-1), even though there has been a legitimate increase in volume (People v. Perkins, 282 N. Y. 329; Matter of Vella v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Rochester, 206 Misc. 941, 945).
Concur — Hogan, P. J., Pittoni and Parley, JJ.