Legal Opinion
People v. Kirkpatrick
Criminal Court of the City of New York
Decided October 28, 1970PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJoel J. Tyler, J.
This case involves an obscenity prosecution, in that, each of the defendants1 is charged with promotion, or possessing with intent to promote, obscene material, knowing the contents and character thereof, all in violation of subdivision 1 of section 235.05 of the Penal Law, a class A misdemeanor. It was tried before the court without a jury.
THE TESTIMONY
For the People, Patrolman Megna stated that on the afternoon of August 25, 1969, he entered the East Side Bookstore and there saw defendant, Terrence McCoy, behind the counter. There was a showcase in front of the sales counter with copies of…
2Cases cited107 opinions
- Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- West Virginia State Board of Education v. BarnetteSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Prince v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Lindsley v. Natural Carbonic Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Stanley v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by11 opinions
- People v. KirkpatrickNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
- State v. BumanglagHawaii Supreme Court · 1981
- People v. Mature Enterprises, Inc.Criminal Court of the City of New York · 1973
- People v. P. A. J. Theater Corp.Criminal Court of the City of New York · 1972
- People v. WrenchCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1973
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