People Ex Rel. Pincus v. Adams

The relators and several others were indicted on charges of conspiracy to extort money, extortion and attempted extortion. In all there were forty-nine counts in the indictment, one being for conspiracy, the others for extortion or attempted extortion. Each count set forth a separate and distinct crime, all but three of which, it is alleged, were committed prior to April 9, 1936, the time when the statute, the validity of which we are asked to pass on, was enacted. The defendants were found guilty on all counts submitted to the jury.

Prior to the commencement of the trial a writ of habeas…