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In People v. Kennedy, 19 N.Y.2d 761, 761-62, 226 N.E.2d 186, 279 N.Y.S.2d 360, 361 (1967), the court of appeals affirmed defendant's conviction for "breaching the peace," where defendant had obstructed firefighters and police at the site of an accident.
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Argued February 27, 1967
Decided April 6, 1967
Appeal from the Supreme Court in the First Judicial Department, HYMAN SOLNIKER, J.
Stephen C. Vladeck, Judith P. Vladeck and Bernard Yaker for appellant.
Frank S. Hogan, District Attorney ( Robert D. MacLachlan, Jr., and Michael Juviler of counsel), for respondent.
Judgment affirmed. Defendant's obstruction of the firemen and police officers in the performance of their duty at a street intersection during a fire posed a serious hazard to the public. It is enough that disorder was threatened by defendant's conduct ( People v. Most, 171 N.Y. 423, 429; People v. Hipple, 263 N.Y. 242, 244).
Concur: Chief Judge FULD and Judges VAN VOORHIS, BURKE, SCILEPPI, BERGAN, KEATING and BREITEL.