Legal Opinion
People v. Smith
Criminal Court of the City of New York
Decided October 15, 1976PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBenjamin Altman, J.
The State Legislature has recently seen fit to implement another enactment1 in an attempt to *591curb or lessen the increase in activity of the "oldest profession” — prostitution.
The latest enactment is section 240.37 of the Penal Law, loitering for the purpose of prostitution. It is primarily directed at the prostitutes who the local legislators feel will greatly diminish shoppers and theatergoers in the midtown area of New York City (such as the infamous Minnesota Strip —Eighth Avenue above 42nd Street — named for its young prostitutes from the Midwest).
The factual situation is as follows: On…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Chaplinsky v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Thornhill v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- United States v. HarrissSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Papachristou v. City of JacksonvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Cox v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Mazo v. Town of ShawangunkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
- People v. Ayers, New York County Courts1981
- People v. SmithNew York Supreme Court · 1977
- People v. SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1978