People v. Jensen
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, The People of the State of New York, 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 29th day of July, 1904, allowing the defendant’s demurrer to an indictment.
1Opinion of the Court
Patterson, J.:
The defendant was indicted for the crime of “ admitting to a theatre managed by him a child under the age of sixteen years unaccompanied by its parent or guardian.” To this indictment a demurrer was interposed, stating as the ground thereof “ that the facts stated in said indictment do not constitute a crime.” The Court of General Sessions of the Peace in and for the county of New York, in which the indictment was pending, sustained the demurrer, and from the judgment entered thereon the district attorney of the county of New York now appeals.
The indictment sets forth that the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- The People v. . JaehneNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
- Buffalo Cemetery Assn. v. . City of BuffaloNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
3Cited by4 opinions
- People ex rel. Hammerstein v. O'GormanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908
- People v. MaherNew York Court of General Session of the Peace · 1915
- City of New York v. Alhambra TheaterNew York Supreme Court · 1909
- People ex rel. Traino v. SlatteryNew York Supreme Court · 1942