PEOPLE v. P. A. J. THEATER CORP.


72 Misc.2d 354 (1972)

The People of the State of New York, Plaintiff, v. P. A. J. Theater Corp. et al., Defendants.

Criminal Court of City of New York, New York County.

December 11, 1972


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jay Goldberg for defendants. Frank S. Hogan, District Attorney (William Purcell of counsel), for plaintiff.


JOEL J. TYLER, J.

What is involved in these obscenity proceedings is the argument that the complaints must be dismissed, in that, since there was no prior judicial scrutiny of the alleged offending films, the police officers had no legal basis to commence these actions, notwithstanding that none of the films were seized by them.1

Each of the complaints alleges a violation of section 235.05 of the Penal Law, in that...

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