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PEOPLE v. ORTIZ

125 Misc.2d 318 (1984)

The People of the State of New York, Plaintiff, v. Juan Ortiz, Defendant.

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

July 5, 1984

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Caesar Cirigliano and Paul Markstein for defendant. Mario Merola, District Attorney (Susan Lee Strauss of counsel), for plaintiff.

BERTRAM KATZ, J.

Can New York City validly ban from its streets the possession of knives with a blade length of four inches or greater? In an apparent case of first impression, the court is called upon to determine the constitutionality of the recently enacted "Knife Law", section 436-5.2 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York, which in journalistic circles has been nicknamed "The Sweetheart Law."1

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