Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. James Fanti, Respondent
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1938-03-08
Citations: 277 N.Y. 615
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. James Fanti, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 277
Pages: 615–616

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. James Fanti, Respondent.
Argued January 24, 1938;
decided March 8, 1938.
John J. Bennett, Jr., Attorney-General (.Maurice H. Matskin, Joseph A. McLaughlin and Abraham H. Brodsky of counsel), for appellant.
C. Joseph Danahy for respondent.

Opinion:
Judgment affirmed; no opinion.
Concur: Crane, Ch. J., Lehman, O'Brien, Loughran and Rippey, JJ. Talcing no part: Hubbs, J. Finch, J., dissents in the following memorandum:
I dissent and vote to reverse. To construe the statute thus narrowly is unnecessarily to limit the reasonable enforcement of a provision of the criminal law enacted for the public welfare.