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People v. Bakolas

New York Court of Appeals

Decided May 5, 1983PublishedCited by 57 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

2Per curiam

Subdivision 2 of section 240.20 of the Penal Law, which prohibits making “unreasonable noise” with “intent to cause public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, or recklessly creating a risk thereof”, is not unconstitutional, either for vagueness or for overbreadth. The order of the County Court of Monroe County should, therefore, be affirmed.

Defendants were arrested on November 29, 1980, and both were charged with violating subdivisions 2 and 5 of section 240.20 of the Penal Law.1 Ioannis Bakolas was also charged with violating subdivision 1 of that section. The information…

3Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Heffron v. International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
  2. Hicks v. MirandaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Kovacs v. CooperSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  4. Hess v. IndianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  5. People v. ByronNew York Court of Appeals · 1966

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4Cited by57 opinions

  1. Provost v. City of NewburghCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001
  2. People v. IannelliNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  3. State v. HolcombeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2006
  4. People v. Baumann & Sons Buses, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 2006
  5. People v. TichenorNew York Court of Appeals · 1997

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