Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York, 1971

People v. Axel

People v. Axel
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided December 20, 1971
69 Misc. 2d 216; 329 N.Y.S.2d 992; 1971 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 1024

Counsel

Sidney Schreiberg for appellant. Frank S. Hogan, District Attorney (Michael R. Juviler, Bennett L. Gershman and Jonathan Lovett of counsel), for respondent.

People v. Axel

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

We reject the claim that the commercial bribing statute (Penal Law, § 180.00) is unconstitutional for vagueness (see State v. Brewer, 258 N. C. 533, app. dsmd. 375 U. S. 9). The statute gives clear warning to a citizen not to offer or pay anything to another’s employee with intent to influence his conduct in relation to his employer’s affairs without the latter’s con*217sent. We find no merit to the appellant’s argument that the failure of the statute to specifically condemn improper ” influence is fatal (see, i.e., People v. Cilento, 2 N Y 2d 55; United States v. Kenner, 354 F. 2d 780, cert. den. 383 U. S. 958; United States v. Irwin, 354 F. 2d 192, cert. den. 383 U. S. 967).

The judgment of conviction should be affirmed.

Concur — Lupiano, J. P., Markowitz and Quinn, JJ.

Judgment of conviction affirmed.

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