Legal Opinion
People v. Lawrence
Criminal Court of the City of New York
Decided December 13, 1979PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Stanley Gartenstein, J.
The within prosecution typifies an unfortunate increase in the use of the criminal justice system as a means for the collection of commercial obligations. The auto renting industry, having achieved the passage of a new unauthorized use statute (Penal Law, § 165.05, as amd by L 1978, ch 626) "[a]fter many years of trying” (Hechtman, 1978 Supplementary Practice Commentary, McKinney’s Cons Laws of NY, Book 39, 1979 Supplement, Penal Law, § 165.05, p 46), now prosecutes, through one of its rental agencies, on a new theory which, if given legal…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Danann Realty Corp. v. HarrisNew York Court of Appeals · 1959
- People v. GrossAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
- Cudemo v. Al & Lou Construction Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
- Block v. Standard Ins. Co. of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1944
- People v. AlabodaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1921
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3Cited by4 opinions
- People v. CarringtonCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1988
- People v. JohnsonCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1996
- People v. KeestanukNassau County District Court · 1987
- People v. HeadleyNew York Supreme Court · 2012