PEOPLE v. COSTELLO


90 Misc.2d 431 (1977)

The People of the State of New York, Plaintiff, v. Joe Costello, Defendant.

Supreme Court, Trial Term, New York County.

June 1, 1977


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Seymour Detsky for defendant. Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney (Alan Blumenkoff of counsel), for plaintiff.


IRVING LANG, J.

The defendant stands convicted, after a jury trial, of the crime of promoting prostitution in the second degree. After verdict, the defendant moved for a dismissal on the ground that the statute defining prostitution (Penal Law, § 230.00) is unconstitutionally vague and overbroad and that in this enlightened century "recreational sex" is a basic right immune from penal sanctions.

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