Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Fanny Freundlich, Appellant
Court: New York Court of Special Sessions
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1932-09-21
Citations: 144 Misc. 703
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Fanny Freundlich, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Miscellaneous Reports
Volume: 144
Pages: 703–704

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Fanny Freundlich, Appellant.
Court of Special Sessions, City of New York, Appellate Part, Second Judicial Department,
September 21, 1932.
Tischler & Gottesman [Jacob F. Gottesman of counsel], for the appellant.
William F. X. Geoghan, District Attorney [George F. Palmer, Jr., of counsel], for the respondent.

Opinion:
Kernochan, J.
The magistrate convicted the appellant of disorderly conduct. The complaint before the magistrate charged assault in the third degree. At the end of the People's case it was reduced to a charge of disorderly conduct.
No complaint for disorderly conduct was prepared but the magistrate indorsed on the papers that he would consider the complaint of assault as charging a violation of section 722, subdivision 2, of the Penal Law (disorderly conduct).
This is a practice which we strongly deprecate (See People v. McCabe, 144 Misc. 702), but do not feel that we can reverse this case for this reason.
The magistrate was justified by the evidence in convicting the appellant.
Salomon, J., concurs.