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Fenster v. Leary

Citations

  • 20 N.Y.2d 309
  • 229 N.E.2d 426
  • 25 A.L.R. 3d 784
  • 282 N.Y.S.2d 739
  • 1967 N.Y. LEXIS 1279

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  • finding statute violated due process and constituted overreaching of police power because it criminalized conduct that in no way impinged on others’ rights and had only tenuous connection with prevention of crime and preservation of the public order

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Judges: Burke, Scileppi

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