Legal Opinion
People v. Richmond County News, Inc.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 25, 1961PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFuld, J.
Charged by an information with selling and distributing an allegedly obscene magazine in violation of section 1141 of the Penal Law, the defendant Richmond County News, Inc., was convicted in the Court of Special Sessions of the City of New York. Upon appeal, the conviction was reversed and the information dismissed; although the Appellate Division agreed with the trial court that the magazine was obscene, it decided that the proof failed to establish that the defendant had knowledge of the magazine’s obscene character.
*580We believe that the reversal was required, but for a different reason. It…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Smith v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Winters v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Yates v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Dennis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
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3Cited by41 opinions
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- Milky Way Productions, Inc. v. LearyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1970
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