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People v. Gordon

247 N.Y. 593 Court N.Y. Decision date 1928-03-27 English

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The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. David Gordon, Appellant. The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Daily Worker Publishing Co., Inc., Appellant.

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Crimes — possessing indecent printed matter--judgments of conviction affirmed.
People v. Gordon, 222 App. Div. 726 , affirmed.
People v. Daily Worker Pub. Co., Inc., 222 App. Div. 726 , affirmed.
(Argued February 20, 1928;
decided March 27, 1928.)
Appeal in the first above-entitled action, by permission, from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme
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Court in the first judicial department, entered December 2, 1927, which affirmed a judgment of the Court of Special Sessions of the city of New York convicting the defendant of the crime of possessing indecent printed matter in violation of section 1141 of the Penal Law.
Appeal in the second above-entitled action, by permission, from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered December 8, 1927, which affirmed a judgment of the Court of Special Sessions of the city of New York convicting the defendant of the crime of possessing indecent printed matter in violation of section 1141 of the Penal Law.
Charles Dickerman Williams and Joseph R. Brodsky for appellants.
Joab H. Banton, District Attorney (Edwin B. McGuire of counsel), for respondent.

Judgment in each case affirmed; no opinion.

Concur: Cardozo, Ch. J., Pound, Crane, Andrews, Lehman, Kellogg and O’Brien, JJ.