Legal Opinion
People v. Baker
Mount Vernon City Court
Decided April 17, 1991PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Brenda L. Dowery, J.
The issue presented here is whether subdivision (3) of the disorderly conduct statute (Penal Law § 240.20) which prohibits the use of abusive or obscene language in a public place, is unconstitutional in light of the Court of Appeals decision in People v Dietze (75 NY2d 47).
The information in this case sworn out by Police Officer Ronnie Sherman alleges that the defendant committed the offenses of disorderly conduct (Penal Law § 240.20 [3]) and *714resisting arrest (Penal Law § 205.30). The factual portion of the information relating to the disorderly…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Gooding v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Lewis v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- People v. PagnottaNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
- People v. DietzeNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
- People v. LibertaNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
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3Cited by5 opinions
- People v. StephenCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1992
- People v. KleberJustice Court of Village of Muttontown · 1996
- People v. Santiago, New York County Courts2000
- State v. LangCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 2015
- People v. SchenckBuffalo City Court · 1992