People v. Glubo

The principal questions presented on this appeal are: (1) whether appellants violated section 421 of the Penal Law by making an untrue, deceptive or misleading assertion in advertisements which they caused to be broadcast over the facilities of a “radio station”, and (2) if appellants did, whether the Court of Special Sessions of the City of New York, Borough of Brooklyn, had jurisdiction to try them for the crime of conspiracy to violate said section, of which they were convicted.-

Broadly stated, said section 421 declares it to be a misdemeanor to make any false, deceptive or misleading…