New York Court of Appeals, 1965

People v. Cohen

People v. Cohen
New York Court of Appeals · Decided December 30, 1965
17 N.Y.2d 444; 213 N.E.2d 887; 266 N.Y.S.2d 805; 1965 N.Y. LEXIS 928

People v. Cohen

Opinion of the Court

Judgment reversed and information dismissed upon the ground that the pictures in the record are not obscene within the holdings of People v. Moran (15 N Y 2d 926); People v. Revo (15 N Y 2d 743); Larkin v. G. I. Distrs. (14 N Y 2d 869) ; People v. Richmond County News (9 N Y 2d 578).

Concur: Judges Dye, Fuld, Van Voorhis and Bergan. Chief Judge Desmond and Judges Burke and Scileppi dissent and vote to affirm (People v. Cobert, 15 N Y 2d 1020 ; People v. Peskin, 16 N Y 2d 511).

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