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PEOPLE v. VOELKER

172 Misc.2d 564 (1997)

658 N.Y.S.2d 180

The People of the State of New York, Plaintiff, v. Eric Voelker, Defendant.

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

March 31, 1997

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel F. Lynch, New York City, for defendant. Charles J. Hynes, District Attorney of Kings County (Todd Davis of counsel), for plaintiff.

ESTHER M. MORGENSTERN, J.

Can a defendant insulate himself from prosecution on First Amendment grounds by televising the criminal acts of decapitating three live, conscious iguanas in violation of the State's anti-cruelty statute?1

Defendant was arrested on October 2, 1996 and charged with three counts of overdriving, torturing and injuring animals pursuant to section 353...

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