Legal Opinion

People ex rel. Cohen v. Warden of the Third District Prison

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

Decided May 3, 1912PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal by the relator, Morris Cohen, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Mew York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Mew York on the 1-st day of May, 1911, dismissing a writ of habeas corpus and remanding the relator.

1Opinion of the Court

Laughlin, J.:

The relator was arrested pursuant to a warrant issued on information charging him with a violation of section 68 of the Sanitary Code. ;When he was brought before the magistrate, counsel for the board of health, pursuant to section 95 of the Inferior Criminal Courts Act of the City of Mew York (Laws of 1910,- chap. 659), asked that he be held for trial at the Court of Special Sessions. Oounsel-for the relator thereupon demanded an examination of the witnesses upon whose depositions the warrant had been issued. This request was denied, and the magistrate held the relator to answer…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. People v. . DillonNew York Court of Appeals · 1910
  2. People v. SpierAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1907

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. People ex rel. New York Disposal Corp. v. FreschiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1916
  2. People v. Franklin H. Kalbfleisch Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1916
  3. People v. FrooksAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1920
  4. Barry v. KnoblauchNew York City Magistrates' Court · 1915

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