Legal Opinion
People v. Behlin
Criminal Court of the City of New York
Decided August 22, 2008PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Michael Gerstein, J.
This case is about whether the verbal response of defendant, upon being told by the principal that his son was being suspended from school, was criminal, in addition to being rude. Defendant, a father who, upon being contacted via telephone by the principal of his son’s school and informed of his son’s suspension, allegedly told the school principal, in substance, that she had better “watch it,” and that he was going to “get” her, is charged with two counts of aggravated harassment in the second degree under Penal Law § 240.30 (1) (a) and (b), class A…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Chaplinsky v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Texas v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- People v. AlejandroNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- People v. DumasNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- People v. ShackNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
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3Cited by4 opinions
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