Legal Opinion
People v. 230 West 54th Street Corp.
Criminal Court of the City of New York
Decided May 4, 1987PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Louis York, J.
Does the omission of the word "willful” invalidate section 558 (e) of the New York City Charter and render an accusatory instrument based on this section jurisdictionally defective? This is the major question before the court among the issues raised by the five defendants in two separate motions to dismiss the charges against them.
The defendants are alleged to be in control of the premises known as the Bryant Hotel in which two thirds of the residents are homeless welfare recipients housed at considerable *503public expense. The defendants are charged under…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- People v. LewisNew York Court of Appeals · 1945
- Monroe-Livingston Sanitary Landfill, Inc. v. Town of CaledoniaNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- People v. BlanchardNew York Court of Appeals · 1942
- Council for Owner Occupied Housing, Inc. v. KochNew York Supreme Court · 1983
- People v. Flushing Hospital & Medical CenterCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1983
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3Cited by2 opinions
- People v. SeeleyNew York Supreme Court · 1998
- People v. Riverdale Equities, Ltd.Criminal Court of the City of New York · 1990