Legal Opinion
People ex rel. Cooper v. Sheriff of Washington
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 15, 1924PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order unanimously affirmed upon the ground that the certificate of conviction was sufficient under the authority of People ex rel. Bidwell v. Pitts (111 App. Div. 319); and upon the further ground that the complaining witness in a criminal action is not a “ party to the controversy ” within the meaning of section 15 of the Judiciary Law.*
Amd. by Laws of 1917, chap. 28.— [Rep.
2Cases cited1 opinion
- People ex rel. Bidwell v. PittsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1906
3Cited by4 opinions
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