People ex rel. Howey v. Warden City Prison
New York Supreme Court
Habeas corpus by the People, on relation of Robert Howey, against the Warden of the City Prison, to examine into the cause of the imprisonment and detention of relator. Relator discharged.
1Opinion of the Court
Stapleton, J.,
The prosecutrix and a female companion accepted an invitation of the relator and a male companion to take a ride in an automobile. The invitation was accepted in Kings county. *72There was some evidence of a misrepresentation by which the females were induced to meet the men at a restaurant attached to a brewery, and while in the restaurant—ra place of practical security—the women were invited by the men to take a ride under circumstances free from unlawful methods. The party took a ride far into the country. They stopped át a roadhouse, where they had an elaborate dinner, with…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Nichols v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1891
- Carpenter v. PeopleNew York Supreme Court · 1850
- People v. . RichardsNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
- Miller v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1889
- State v. McCrumSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1888
3Cited by1 opinion
- State v. SandersSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1915