People v. Whitman
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Laura Whitman, from a judgment of the County Court of Nassau county, entered in the office of the clerk of said county on the 25th day of March, 1916, affirming a judgment of the police justice of the village of Freeport, convicting the defendant of violating section 720 of the Penal Law.
1Opinion of the Court
Rich, J.:
This matter is brought before the court upon a certificate of reasonable doubt, and presents an appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court of Nassau county, affirming her conviction of a violation of the provisions of section- 720 of the Penal Law.
*194Two questions require consideration and determination: (1) Do the words “ in any place,” as used in that section of the statute, apply to disorderly acts or language by a person while upon his own private property? (2) if not, and it be held that such acts must be committed, and language used, in a public place, to…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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