Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1940

People v. Morris

People v. Morris
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided March 18, 1940
259 A.D. 738; 18 N.Y.S.2d 448; 1940 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 6483
People v. Morris

Opinion of the Court

Judgment of the Court of Special Sessions of the City of New York, Borough of Brooklyn [County of Kings], convicting the defendant of the crime of violating section 1142-a of the Penal Law (prohibiting advertisements relating to certain diseases) unanimously affirmed. In our opinion (1) the evidence amply *739supports the determination of the court below, and (2) section 1142-a of the Penal Law is not offensive to any constitutional provision. (Vide People v. Sanger, 222 N. Y. 192; People v. Byrne, 99 Misc. 1, 4, 5; State v. Hollinshead, 77 Ore. 473, 477; 151 P. 710.) Present — 'Lazansky, P. J., Hagarty, Johnston, Adel and Taylor, JJ.

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