People v. Cirruzzo

The defendant’s demurrer attacks section 555 of the Penal Law as unconstitutional and void, arguing that it is “vague and indefinite,” and “ has no ascertainable statutory standards.”

Those who feel that the telephone is a necessary adjunct to comfort do not intend its possession to constitute an open invitation to uninvited abuse. Unfortunately ■ this type of 1 ‘ trespass by telephone ’ ’ is all too common. The statute attacked is aimed at those who violate privacy by “ obscene ” telephone calls to women.

Section 555 reads: “Malicious telephone calls. A person who maliciously uses any…