People v. Abetti
New York Court of General Session of the Peace
Appeal from judgment of Magistrates’ Court of the City of New York, First Division, Third District, convicting the defendants of the crime of conduct tending to a breach of the peace.
1Opinion of the Court
Wadhams, J.:
This is an appeal from a judgment convicting the defendants of disorderly conduct. The defendants were arraigned in the Night Court, which adjourned the trial to the following day. The defendants testified through an interpreter, and one of them in answer to an inquiry whether the adjournment was had for the purpose of securing a lawyer, said: “Yes, there was no interpreter. I couldn’t explain my business.”
The next morning when the case was called for trial no attorney appeared for the defendants, and nothing was said either by the court or the defendants concerning their being…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Barnes v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1895
- Griffith v. ReedNew York Supreme Court · 1839
- People v. . JohnstonNew York Court of Appeals · 1907
- Corning & Norton v. Colt & NowlandNew York Supreme Court · 1830
- People v. Burns, New York County Courts1897
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