Washington v. Glucksberg
521 U.S. 702 (1997) Cited 2,629 times 4 Legal AnalysesHolding that there is no fundamental right to physician-assisted suicide
Vacco v. Quill
521 U.S. 793 (1997) Cited 482 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that New York's assisted suicide law had a rational basis, therefore comporting with equal protection, despite its controversy among medical experts
People v. Golb
2014 N.Y. Slip Op. 3426 (N.Y. 2014) Cited 132 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding aggravated harassment statute in second degree as unconstitutionally vague and overly broad
Matter of Storar
52 N.Y.2d 363 (N.Y. 1981) Cited 209 times 1 Legal AnalysesAuthorizing the removal of a patient in a persistent vegetative state from a respirator
People v. Bright
71 N.Y.2d 376 (N.Y. 1988) Cited 165 timesHolding the PABT was a public place and invalidating loitering statute as unconstitutionally vague
Matter of Sutka v. Conners
73 N.Y.2d 395 (N.Y. 1989) Cited 105 timesStating that courts are bound to give effect to the intent of the legislature as expressed, first, in the text of the statute and, second, in the "such facts . . . as may . . . legitimately reveal [legislators' intent]"
Bankers Assn. v. Albright
38 N.Y.2d 430 (N.Y. 1975) Cited 118 timesIn New York State Bankers Ass'n v. Albright, 38 N.Y.2d 430, 436, 343 N.E.2d 735, 381 N YS.2d 17 (1975), the court relied heavily upon the fact that the legislature had repeatedly refused to enact explicit statutory authorization for checking accounts by savings banks.
People v. New York Trap Rock Corp.
57 N.Y.2d 371 (N.Y. 1982) Cited 88 timesIn People v. New York Tram Rock Corp., 442 N.E.2d 1222 (N Y 1982), the New York Court of Appeals held the Poughkeepsie town noise control ordinance void for vagueness. The ordinance prohibited "unnecessary noise," defined as "any excessive or unusually loud sound or any sound which either annoys, disturbs, injures or endangers the comfort, repose, health, peace or safety of a person.
Compassion in Dying v. State of Wash
79 F.3d 790 (9th Cir. 1995) Cited 43 timesNoting that Singleton v. Wulff, 428 U.S. 106, 116-17, described Bolton as a case "where the Court also permitted physicians to assert the rights of their patients"
Section 125.15 - Manslaughter in the second degree
N.Y. Penal Law § 125.15 Cited 680 timesRequiring only recklessness
Section 70.04 - Sentence of imprisonment for second violent felony offender
N.Y. Penal Law § 70.04 Cited 504 timesEstablishing a statutory determinate term within the range of 10 to 25 years
Section 5.00 - Penal law not strictly construed
N.Y. Penal Law § 5.00 Cited 159 timesProviding that Penal Law provisions “must be construed according to the fair import of their terms to promote justice and effect the objects of the law”
Section 156.05 - Unauthorized use of a computer
N.Y. Penal Law § 156.05 Cited 27 timesA person is guilty of unauthorized use of a computer when he or she knowingly uses, causes to be used, or accesses a computer, computer service, or computer network without authorization. Unauthorized use of a computer is a class A misdemeanor. N.Y. Penal Law § 156.05
Section 120.30 - Promoting a suicide attempt
N.Y. Penal Law § 120.30 Cited 19 timesA person is guilty of promoting a suicide attempt when he intentionally causes or aids another person to attempt suicide. Promoting a suicide attempt is a class E felony. N.Y. Penal Law § 120.30
Section 18-4017 - CAUSING A SUICIDE - ASSISTING IN A SUICIDE - INJUNCTIVE RELIEF - REVOCATION OF LICENSE - EXCEPTIONS
Idaho Code § 18-4017 Cited 3 timesCriminalizing assisting in a suicide