Legal Opinion
People v. Lo Vecchio
City of New York Municipal Court
Decided June 11, 1945PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWalsh, J.
This is a series of four cases involving members of the sect known as Jehovah’s Witnesses, which were tried together before me without a jury. Each defendant is charged with violating subdivision 3 of section 722 of the Penal Law (disorderly conduct) by refusing to move along when ordered to do so by a police officer of the City of Utica.
The essential facts in each case are not in dispute.
Defendant Lo Vecchio stood in front of Woolworth’s store on Genesee Street in the city of Utica on Saturday afternoon, February 17, 1945, at about 1:50 p.m. The sidewalk in front of this store is…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Lovell v. City of GriffinSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Murdock v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Martin v. City of StruthersSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by7 opinions
- People v. CarcelNew York Court of Appeals · 1957
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- Smith v. City of BirminghamAlabama Court of Appeals · 1964
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