Legal Opinion
People v. Berkowitz
New York County Courts
Decided September 19, 1958PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNathan R Sobel, J.
The defendant, Vassallo, demurs to an indictment charging him and four others with two crimes in two separate counts.
The indictment reads as follows:
“ FIRST COUNT.
“ The Grand Jury of the County of Kings, by this count in this indictment, accuse the defendants, each aiding and abetting the other, of the crime of Obscene Prints and Articles, Contrary to Penal Law Section 1141.
“ SECOND COUNT.
“ The Grand Jury of the County of Kings, by this count in this indictment, accuse the defendants of the crime of Conspiracy, Contrary to Penal Law Section 580.”
It is obvious that the indictment was drafted…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- People v. BogdanoffNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
- People v. . PeckensNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
- People v. FarsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1927
- People v. . GiblinNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- People v. . CorbalisNew York Court of Appeals · 1904
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3Cited by10 opinions
- People v. MateraNew York Supreme Court · 1967
- People v. Pinto, New York County Courts1966
- People v. Taylor, New York County Courts1972
- People v. Bucalo, New York County Courts1963
- People v. LangfordNew York Court of Appeals · 1965
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