Legal Opinion
People v. Atkins
Criminal Court of the City of New York
Decided January 11, 1974PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtM. Marvin Berger, J.
“Oh * * * that mine adversary had written a book ” cries Job in the depths of his suffering. (Job, ch. XXXI, v. 35.). Job’s exclamation (in reality, a plea for a bill of particulars) goes unanswered. But, in this instant case, if the Corporation Counsel wishes to regard the exclamation as a hope that his adversary had made admissions against interest — his petition has been answered.
*662For the defendant, Dr. Robert Atkins, has in fact written a book — “The Diet Revolution,” a phenomenal best seller, describing its author’s theories on weight reduction.
And the book supplies more than sufficient…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- United States v. DotterweichSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Armour Packing Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- People Ex Rel. Price v. Sheffield Farms-Slawson-Decker Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1918
- People v. . KatzNew York Court of Appeals · 1913
- Armour Packing Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1907
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3Cited by3 opinions
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