State v. Palendrano

State v. Palendrano  (1972)  by the New Jersey Superior Court, Law Division Syllabus

Opinion of the Court→

related portals: New Jersey case law. State v. Palendrano, 120 N.J. Super. 336, 293 A.2d 747 (1972), was a legal case decided by the New Jersey Superior Court, Law Division, holding that the common law offense of being a common scold was no longer a crime despite the presence of reception statutes in the state.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division (Criminal)

120 N.J. Super. 336; 293 A.2d 747

STATE OF NEW JERSEY  v.  MARION PALENDRANO, DEFENDANT

 Argued: April 24, 1972 --- Decided: July 13, 1972

John A. Ricciardi, Esquire, Assistant Prosecutor, for the State (James M. Coleman, Jr., Monmouth County Prosecutor).

Martin M. Rudnick, Esquire, for the Defendant.

McGann, J.C.C. (temporarily assigned).

This work is in the public domain in the U.S. because it is an edict of a government, local or foreign. See § 206.01 of the Compendium II: Copyright Office Practices. Such documents include "judicial opinions, administrative rulings, legislative enactments, public ordinances, and similar official legal documents." These do not include works of the Organization of American States, United Nations, or any of the UN specialized agencies. See Compendium II § 206.03 and 17 U.S.C. 104(b)(5). A non-American governmental edict may still be copyrighted outside the U.S. Similar to {{PD-in-USGov}}, the above U.S. Copyright Office Practice does not prevent U.S. states or localities from holding copyright abroad, depending on foreign copyright laws and regulations.