PEOPLE v. BROOKLYN NEWS CO.


12 Misc.2d 768 (1958)

The People of the State of New York, Plaintiff, v. Brooklyn News Co., Inc., Morris Eisenberg, Excellent Publications Inc., and Maurice Murray, Defendants.

County Court, Kings County.

June 4, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward S. Silver, District Attorney (Joseph Kottler of counsel), for plaintiff.

Nicholas Atlas for Brooklyn News Co., Inc., and another, defendants.

Herbert Monte Levy for Excellent Publications, Inc., and another, defendants.


NATHAN R. SOBEL, J.

This case was tried without a jury. The crime charged is a violation of section 1141 of the Penal Law. The publication involved is the April, 1957 issue of the magazine Gent. My verdict in this case will determine the disposition of several other indictments involving this and other magazines.

With respect to "magazines", the statute punishes (1) printing; (2) publishing; ...

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