Legal Opinion

People v. Kraft

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

Decided May 8, 1930PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDavis, J.

The defendant was arrested about January 1, 1930, on a warrant issued by the police justice charging him with maintaining a public nuisance in the village of Waverly in violation of section 1530 of the Penal Law. He was held for trial in Police Court. An application was made to a justice of the Supreme Court for a certificate of removal for prosecution by indictment. (Code Crim. Proc. § 57.) The application was denied on the ground that the-Police Court had no jurisdiction to try this offense. In the opinion it was stated inter alia that although this crime was a misdemeanor, the punishment…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. In re MontgomeryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908
  2. People v. . ZerilloNew York Court of Appeals · 1911
  3. People v. . KnattNew York Court of Appeals · 1898
  4. People Ex Rel. Frank v. McCannNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
  5. Lattimore v. PeopleNew York Supreme Court · 1854

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Town of Putnam Valley v. SlutzkyNew York Court of Appeals · 1940
  2. People v. MonahanNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
  3. People v. RuttlesNew York Supreme Court · 1939
  4. People v. De Luigi, New York County Courts1955
  5. People v. MonahanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1931

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