A state judge has dismissed a felony conviction against a young man with severe mental health and drug problems who stood a good chance of going to prison.
Manhattan Acting Supreme Court Justice Thomas Farber said he found “compelling” reasons in People v. Brian M., Ind. No. 1597/13, to circumvent the strict letter of the law in the interest of justice. Thus, he took the unusual step of granting a Clayton motion pursuant to CPL §240.10.
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