People ex rel. Harris v. Mallon
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeals in the first two actions by the People of the State of New York from orders of the Supreme Court, made at the New York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 27th day of October, 1919, sustaining writs of ' habeas corpus and discharging relators from custody.
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Appeals in the first two actions by the People of the State of New York from orders of the Supreme Court, made at the New York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 27th day of October, 1919, sustaining writs of ' habeas corpus and discharging relators from custody. Appeals in the last two actions by the People of the State of New York from orders of the Supreme Court, made at the New York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 5th day of November, 1919, sustaining writs of habeas corpus and…
1Opinion of the Court
Merrell, J.:
These appeals are taken by thé district attorney of New York county in behalf of the People of the State of New York from orders sustaining writs of habeas corpus as to the respective relators and discharging said relators from custody. The relators were arrested upon a warrant charging them with violation of section 928 of the Penal Law issued, upon an information in writing upon oath, by a city magistrate of the city of New York. The complaint was made by a police officer and charged the relators with the offense of falsely personating another, in violation of said section 928…
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