Case of the Twelve Commitments
New York Court of Common Pleas
Writs of habeas corpus were issued at the instance of Helena Miller and eleven other persons, imprisoned upon Blackwell’s ■ Island, upon commitments for disorderly conduct in the city of New York.
1Opinion of the Court
Daly, F. J.
The parties in the above cases have been brought before me upon writs of habeas corpus, and the authority upon which they are held upon writs of certiorari. They have been severally committed by police justices for disorderly conduct, upon failing to give security for their good behavior, to the city prison, and from thence have been transferred to the workhouse upon Blackwell’s Island. Their discharge is sought upon the ground that the original commitments, in every case, are void, and upon the further ground, in some of the cases, that the transfers to the workhouse were not in.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Ex Parte Tobias WatkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1830
- In re the case of YatesNew York Supreme Court · 1809
- Bennac v. PeopleNew York Supreme Court · 1848
- Hayward v. HoytNew York Supreme Court · 1833
3Cited by12 opinions
- People v. GalpernNew York Court of Appeals · 1932
- People v. MansiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908
- People ex rel. Frank v. Keeper of the State Reformatory for WomenNew York Supreme Court · 1902
- People v. LipschitzNew York Supreme Court · 1923
- People ex rel. Potter v. Board of ManagersNew York Supreme Court · 1922
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