Per this article:....“We were unable to establish that these defendants caused property damage or bodily harm,” Assistant District Attorney Stephen Millan told the judge before he moved to drop the charges against thirty Columbia students and faculty who were arrested and charged after violently taking over Hamilton Hall on the evening o…
Per this article:....“We were unable to establish that these defendants caused property damage or bodily harm,” Assistant District Attorney Stephen Millan told the judge before he moved to drop the charges against thirty Columbia students and faculty who were arrested and charged after violently taking over Hamilton Hall on the evening of April 30 with hammers and zip ties.
They each were facing at least one charge of criminal trespass—a misdemeanor punishable by up to three months in jail and a $500 fine.
FYI In NYS Criminal Trespass in the 3rd degree (a class B misdemeanor) does not require a showing that the defendant caused property damage or bodily harm. These are not even elements of the criminal trespass law so why would their absence be grounds to drop the charges?
Per this article:....“We were unable to establish that these defendants caused property damage or bodily harm,” Assistant District Attorney Stephen Millan told the judge before he moved to drop the charges against thirty Columbia students and faculty who were arrested and charged after violently taking over Hamilton Hall on the evening of April 30 with hammers and zip ties.
They each were facing at least one charge of criminal trespass—a misdemeanor punishable by up to three months in jail and a $500 fine.
FYI In NYS Criminal Trespass in the 3rd degree (a class B misdemeanor) does not require a showing that the defendant caused property damage or bodily harm. These are not even elements of the criminal trespass law so why would their absence be grounds to drop the charges?
In case you are interested here is the relevant law: https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/penal-law/pen-sect-140-10/