Legal Opinion
People v. Ferber
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 12, 1981PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
Based on the sale of two films to an undercover New York, City police officer, defendant was indicted on two counts of promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child (Penal Law, § 263.10) and two counts of promoting a sexual performance by a child (Penal Law, § 263.15). Prior to trial he moved to dismiss the charges on the ground, among others, that the latter statute (Penal Law, § 263.15) was unconstitutional. The motion was- denied. A jury subsequently acquitted the defendant of the obscenity charges, but found him guilty of both counts of promoting a sexual…
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4Cited by21 opinions
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