The following excerpt is from Johnson v. State, 174 Misc.2d 193, 663 N.Y.S.2d 790 (N.Y. Ct. Cl. 1997):
(Humphrey v. State of New York, 60 N.Y.2d 742, 744, 469 N.Y.S.2d 661, 457 N.E.2d 767.) Drinking is an activity regulated by statute but not entirely prohibited by law. On the other hand, making bombs--or, here, escaping from official custody--is entirely prohibited.
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