Legal Opinion
People Ex Rel. Edwards v. Superintendent of Bellevue & Allied Hospitals
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 17, 1923PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCardozo, J.
On January 9,1922, there was lodged with one of the magistrates of the city of New York an affidavit, which, after describing the relator’s conduct, expressed the belief that he was insane, and prayed his commitment to the custody of the board of trustees of Bellevue and Allied Hospitals for examination as to his sanity. Upon this information, a warrant was issued, and two days thereafter the relator was arraigned in the Magistrate’s Court for the third district before the magistrate then presiding. An adjournment was ordered to January 13, the relator being paroled in the custody of his…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Doyle v. . AtwellNew York Court of Appeals · 1921
- People Ex Rel. Riesner v. New York Nursery & Child's HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1920
- Commonwealth v. MaloneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1887
3Cited by5 opinions
- People v. CoppezNew York Court of Appeals · 1999
- People Ex Rel. Ledwith v. . Bd. of TrusteesNew York Court of Appeals · 1924
- DuboisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1954
- Witt v. HeyenSupreme Court of Kansas · 1923
- People ex rel. Ledwith v. Board of Trustees of Bellevue & Allied HospitalsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1923