Legal Opinion
People v. Molling
New York Court of General Session of the Peace
Decided July 15, 1915PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Appeal by defendant from a judgment of conviction rendered by a Magistrate’s Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Wadhams, J.:
The information charges that the defendant is a common prostitute and night-walker and that she was on the 7th day of April, 1915, in the city and county of New York, loitering on Lexington avenue and Twenty-fifth street, that being a public place, for the purpose of prostitution to the annoyance of passers-by.
The defendant was charged with a particular form of dis*434orderly conduct which is defined by section 1458, subdivision 2, of the New York City Consolidation Act, as follows:,
“ Sec. 1458. Every person in said city and county shall be deemed guilty of disorderly conduct that…
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- Van Wycklen v. . City of BrooklynNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- The People v. . LacosteNew York Court of Appeals · 1867
- In re TravisNew York Supreme Court · 1878
3Cited by1 opinion
- People ex rel. Miller v. BrockmanNew York City Magistrates' Court · 1916