Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. Harry Shurn, Respondent
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1980-06-12
Citations: 50 N.Y.2d 914
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v Harry Shurn, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 50
Pages: 914–915

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v Harry Shurn, Respondent.
Submitted May 2, 1980;
decided June 12, 1980
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Carl A. Vergari, District Attorney (Anthony Joseph Servino of counsel), for appellant.
Daniel A. O’Connor and Timothy P. Coon for respondent.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed for the reasons stated in the memorandum at the Appellate Division. We do not read the inclusion of the word "voluntarily" in section 215.57 of the Penal Law to eliminate the grace period, present in the predecessor statutes, which reasonably limits the scope of this nonintent crime, (see Hechtman, Practice Commentaries, McKinney's Cons Laws of NY, Book 39, Penal Law, § 215.56, p 536). This construction makes certain when the crime is committed rather than leaving the determination to the fortuitous event of arrest.