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People v. Katz

52 Misc.2d 546 Court Supreme Court, Appellate Term, Second Department, Decision date 1966-09-21 English

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p. 546
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Elliot Katz, Ted Auerbach, Susan Brandt, Anthony Brown and Barry Seiler, Appellants.
Supreme Court, Appellate Term, Second Department,
September 21, 1966.
Isidore Silver for appellants. Nat E. Hentel, District Attorney (Francis J. Valentino of counsel), for respondent.

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.

p. 547
The 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.