Legal Opinion
People v. Abronovitz
New York County Courts
Decided April 8, 1970PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDavid O. Boehm, J.
The defendants Morris and Norton Abronovitz have been charged by the Monroe 'County Grand Jury (Indictment No. 25 filed Jan. 24, 1969) with 54 counts of obscenity in violation of section 235.05 of the New York State Penal Law.
The facts leading to this indictment are as follows: On two separate days in January, 1969, persons connected with the Rochester Police Department and the Monroe County District Attorney’s office purchased magazines from the book store of the defendants and known as Earl’s Book Store at 81 Main Street West, Rochester, New York. The titles of the magazines were as…
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