People v. Hemleb
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
, Appeal by the defendant, Henry Hemleb, from a judgment of the Court of Special Sessions of the Peape of the Second Division of the-city of New York, rendered on the 27th day of May, 1907, convicting the defendant of a violation of section 265 of the Penal' Code.
1Opinion of the Court
Gaynor, J.:
The defendant was accused and convicted of conducting an illegal “ public show ” on Sunday, in that he exhibited pictures by throwing them on a canvas screen in the Usual way, and at the same time, had a piano played at intervals. No indecency or immorality is charged ; that comes under another head of crime. The case would be the same however edifying and improving the pictures; that they evpn illustrated the life and mission of Jesus, or the events of the Crusades, would make no difference, Nor is there any question in the case of whether the defendant unlawfully carried on…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- In Re the Several Accountings of the Executors of TildenNew York Court of Appeals · 1885
3Cited by20 opinions
- State v. PennyMontana Supreme Court · 1910
- Hamlin v. BenderNew York Supreme Court · 1915
- People ex rel. Bender v. JoyceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1916
- William Fox Amusement Co. v. McClellanNew York Supreme Court · 1909
- Carolina Amusement Co. v. MartinSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1960
15 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.