Legal Opinion
People v. Kozak
Criminal Court of the City of New York
Decided March 28, 1968PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilliam E. Ringel, J.
Defendant’s application to reargue Ms motion to suppress is granted. The facts adduced at the hearing disclose that the defendant was arrested and charged with violation of section 1141 of the Penal Law after he had offered to sell the arresting officer some photographs of nude females which he had displayed for sale.
In the opinion of the officer, the photographs were obscene. The officer had no search or arrest warrant. No evidence was presented to indicate that the photographs had been previously examined and held to be obscene by any Judge.
The sole question presented is whether a police…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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3Cited by8 opinions
- People v. StabileCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1969
- Bongiovanni v. HoganDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1970
- United States v. BaldwinDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1969
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- People v. Lake Ronkonkoma Theater Corp.Suffolk County District Court · 1969
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