Legal Opinion
In re Alicia P.
New York City Family Court
Decided January 27, 1982PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Kathryn McDonald, J.
In a delinquency case in which the respondent is charged with violation of section 265.05 of the Penal Law prohibiting possession of a “dangerous knife” by person under the age of 16, the respondent raises several constitutional challenges to the statute. She argues first that the knife removed from her person is not in fact a “dangerous knife” within the meaning of the statute. She then raises four constitutional arguments: first, that the statute is void for vagueness; second, that due process is denied by the statute’s failure to provide for a…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- People v. MunozNew York Court of Appeals · 1961
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