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People v. Rice

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jun 9, 1966
218 N.E.2d 341 (N.Y. 1966)

Opinion

Argued May 5, 1966

Decided June 9, 1966

Appeal from the Supreme Court in the First Judicial Department, NICHOLAS F. DELAGI, J.

Daniel Blatt and Anthony F. Marra for appellant.

Isidore Dollinger, District Attorney ( Arnold Kideckel of counsel), for respondent.


Judgment affirmed.

Concur: Chief Judge DESMOND and Judges BURKE, SCILEPPI, BERGAN and KEATING. Judges FULD and VAN VOORHIS dissent and vote to reverse and to dismiss the complaint in the following memorandum: Evidence that defendant uttered the obscenities testified to, whatever other offense or crime it may have established does not, in our opinion, make out or constitute the crime of endangering the morals of a minor in violation of subdivision 2 of section 483 of the Penal Law.


Summaries of

People v. Rice

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jun 9, 1966
218 N.E.2d 341 (N.Y. 1966)
Case details for

People v. Rice

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. GORDON RICE, Appellant

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Jun 9, 1966

Citations

218 N.E.2d 341 (N.Y. 1966)
218 N.E.2d 341
271 N.Y.S.2d 307

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