Legal Opinion
People v. Lavender
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 20, 1979PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Meyer, J.
The issues presented by this appeal are whether section B32-358.0 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York, which makes it a misdemeanor to abandon or willfully fail to perform, without justification, a home improvement contract, is unconstitutional (1) for vagueness because it fails to specify the required mental state and does not indicate what constitutes justification, or (2) because in violation of the Thirteenth Amendment’s proscription of involuntary servitude, and whether the evidence was sufficient to present a jury question. We hold that the…
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