Legal Opinion

People v. Sanger

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 9, 1915PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Appeal by the defendant, William Sanger, from an order of the Court of General Sessions of the Peace in and for the county of New York, entered in the office of the clerk of said court on the 5th day of April, 1915, .denying his motion for a certificate that the charge against him should be prosecuted by indictment.

1Opinion of the Court

McLaughlin, J.:

The defendant was arrested upon a complaint charging him with the crime of “ uttering an advertisement purporting to give information where, how, when, of whom, and by what means an article purporting to be for immoral use, could be obtained.” (Penal Law, § 1111, subd. 1.)

After a hearing before the magistrate who issued the warrant, the defendant was held for trial before the Court of Special Sessions for the county of New York, and pending such trial was admitted to bail in the sum of $500. Thereafter he was arraigned before the Court of Special Sessions, pleaded not guilty,…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. People v. . DunnNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
  2. In re MontgomeryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908
  3. People v. DunnAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898
  4. People v. MartinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1904
  5. People v. HydeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1911

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. People v. KraftAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1930
  2. People v. BrindellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1921
  3. People ex rel. Jaffe v. HendersonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1935

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