People ex rel. Walsh v. Ashworth

The only point which merits attention is the relator’s claim that the prisoners were induced by trickery and fraud, to enter a plea of guilt, and their premise is, seemingly, that the judgment of conviction rendered by the Court of Special Sessions, New York County, is, in consequence, null and void, and they seek release from the sentence of imprisonment under which they are confined, by means of these habeas corpus proceedings.

*392The District Attorney raises a preliminary objection, urging that this court is, in the circumstances, without jurisdiction to entertain these proceedings and…