People v. Reson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtHeffernan, J.
The People of the State of New York have appealed from a judgment of the Broome County Court sustaining respondent’s demurrer to an indictment charging him with escaping from jail in violation of section 1694 of the Penal Law as a misdemeanor.
That section provides, in substance, that a prisoner, who, being confined in a prison or being in lawful custody of an officer, and who escapes therefrom is guilty of a felony, if confined upon a felonious charge, and of a misdemeanor if he is in custody on that charge.
On June 28, 1935, respondent was a prisoner in the county jail of Broome county under…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Ex Parte WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
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- Hill v. . the PeopleNew York Court of Appeals · 1859
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