Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York, 1966

People v. Katz

Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided September 21, 1966

52 Misc. 2d 546; 275 N.Y.S.2d 996; 1966 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 1513

Counsel

Isidore Silver for appellants. Nat E. Hentel, District Attorney (Francis J. Valentino of counsel), for respondent.

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

The People failed to prove that defendants violated section 153.17 of the New York City Health Code, as charged in the complaints. This section applies only to commercial or business advertising matter and does not prohibit the distribution of handbills which pertain to ‘ ‘ anything other than commercial or business advertising matter” such as here involved.

*547The judgments of conviction should be unanimously reversed on the law and facts, complaints dismissed and fines remitted. Concur— Croat, Ritchie and Beckinella, JJ.

Judgments reversed, etc.

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