Legal Opinion
People v. Jose L.
Criminal Court of the City of New York
Decided June 13, 1979PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Stanley Gartenstein, J.
Defendant Jose L. is charged with the crime of consensual sodomy under section 130.38 of the Penal Law, a class B misdemeanor. He moves to dismiss the accusatory instrument (CPL 170.30, subd 1, par [a]; 170.35, subd 1, par [c]) based on his contention that this section is offensive to the equal *923protection clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution and section 11 of article I of the New York Constitution and hence unconstitutional on its face.
In litigating the instant motion, defendant in essence concedes arguendo the…
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- People v. BroadieNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
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