Legal Opinion
Burke v. Kingsley Books, Inc.
New York Supreme Court
Decided June 13, 1955PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMatthew M. Levy, J.
The Penal Law of this State has for some time made it a misdemeanor to sell or distribute “ any obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, indecent or disgusting hook, magazine, pamphlet, newspaper, story paper, writing, paper, phonograph record, picture, drawing, photograph, motion picture film, figure or image, or any written or printed matter of an indecent character ” (Penal Law, § 1141, subd. 1). More recently, the Legislature enacted section 22-a of the Code of Criminal Procedure, providing that, “ The supreme court has jurisdiction to enjoin the sale or distribution of obscene prints and…
2Cases cited61 opinions
- Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Weeks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Chaplinsky v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Thornhill v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Haguer v. Committee for Industrial OrganizationSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Marcus v. Search Warrant of PropertySupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Kingsley Books, Inc. v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Gulf States Theatres of La., Inc. v. RichardsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
- New York State Hairdressers & Cosmetologists Ass'n v. CuomoNew York Supreme Court · 1975
- Kirby v. Municipal CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1965
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