Legal Opinion
People ex rel. Cooney v. Wood
New York County Court, Cayuga County
Decided November 21, 1900Published
Application by the people, on the .relation of Eugene Cooney, against George S. Wood, sheriff, for discharge of relator on a writ of habeas corpus.
1Opinion of the CourtUnderwood, J.
It appears that relator is held in the jail of Cayuga county under a certificate of conviction of which the following is a copy:
“Court of Special Sessions—County of Cayuga, Town of Cato.
“The People of the State of New York against Eugene Cooney.
“November 6, 1900.
“The above-named Eugene - Cooney having been brought before Oakley S. Dudley, Esq., a, justice of the peace of the town of Cato, and forming a court of special sessions, charged with petit larceny, and the above-named Eugene Cooney having thereupon pleaded guilty, and upon such plea duly convicted, it is adjudged that he be imprisoned…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Loughlin v. FinnNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
- In re BrownNew York Supreme Court · 1897
- People ex rel. Sullivan v. SloanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899
- People ex rel. Hunt v. Markell, New York County Courts1898
- People ex rel. Sullivan v. SloaneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899