Legal Opinion
In re Winner S.
New York City Family Court
Decided May 26, 1998PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
John M. Hunt, J.
This court must decide whether the Penal Law definition of “sexual contact” (Penal Law § 130.00 [3]) includes an act whereby one gratifies sexual desire by using an inanimate object to touch the clothed “sexual or intimate parts” of an*415other person without that person’s consent. A review of relevant case law reveals no direct precedent on the pending issue.
The respondent in this case is charged with acts which if done by an adult would constitute the crimes of sexual abuse in the second degree (Penal Law § 130.60 [2]) and sexual abuse in the third degree…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- People v. GreenNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- People v. DittaNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- In re David M.New York City Family Court · 1978
- People v. GraydonCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1985
- People v. EstelaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
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3Cited by1 opinion
- People v. HockCriminal Court of the City of New York · 2011