Legal Opinion
People v. Smith
Suffolk County District Court
Decided October 16, 1973Published
1Opinion of the CourtAlexander W. Kramer, J.
The defendants are accused of violating section 9 of article 2 of the General Business Law.
They now move to dismiss the informations filed against them on the grounds that the defendants had a legal right to open for business on the date in question and that the Sabbath law is confusing and therefore one need not obey it.
*555The defendants sold a can of car wax and spark plug wires to unknown males. The complainants are police officers who witnessed the transactions. A review of the applicable provisions of the General Business Law reveals that the items sold do not come under any of the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Gitlow v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- People v. . GitlowNew York Court of Appeals · 1922
- People v. Cooks of New York, Inc., New York County Courts1971
- People v. LawNew York Court of Special Session · 1955