Legal Opinion

People v. Prisinzano

Criminal Court of the City of New York

Decided July 24, 1996PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

John Cataldo, J.

The defendant is charged with 66 RCNY 1-35 (i), intimidation or disruption of Fulton Fish Market business1 and Penal Law § 240.26 (1), harassment in the second degree. He moves *527to dismiss the accusatory instrument upon the grounds that: (a) the offenses charged are unconstitutional as applied to his words, in violation of his free speech rights under both the United States and New York Constitutions; and (b) that the defendant is a victim of selective and discriminatory prosecution. (CPL 170.30 [1] [f].) Defendant further moves, pursuant to CPL 240.70, to…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Chaplinsky v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  2. R. A. v. v. City of St. PaulSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  3. Cohen v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  4. United States v. ArmstrongSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  5. Brandenburg v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1969

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. People v. CrumpAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  2. State v. BaccalaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2017
  3. People v. GoldsteinAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 2003
  4. People v. TiffanyCriminal Court of the City of New York · 2001
  5. People v. PriceCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1998

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