Legal Opinion
People v. Benu
Criminal Court of the City of New York
Decided May 13, 1976PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtM. Marvin Berger, J.
This case, one of first impression in this State, is concerned with the question of whether a person may be charged with endangering the welfare of a child by active participation in arranging the child’s voidable marriage.
The infrequency of such cases is noted in the annotations at 68 ALR2d 745, to the case of State v Gans (168 Ohio St 174, cert den 359 US 945).
*140The defendant in this case, Ibrahim Morris Ben Benu, is the father of a 13-year-old girl, who will be referred to hereafter by the fictitious name Fatima. He is charged with endangering her welfare and interfering with custodial…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- People v. BergersonNew York Court of Appeals · 1966
- People ex rel. Kwiatkowski v. TrenkleNew York County Court, Cattaraugus County · 1938
- People v. . GibsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1922
- Davidson v. ReamNew York Supreme Court · 1916
- In re the Estate of LevyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1938
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- People v. SingletonCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1988
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