Legal Opinion
People v. Cleary
Utica City Court
Decided August 27, 1943PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWalsh, J.
The defendant in the above-entitled matter is charged with a violation of section 1221 of the Penal Law .(public intoxication). The allegations are to the effect that on August 21, 1943, defendant “ wrongfully became, and then and there was, intoxicated, in a public place, to wit: in State street, in said city.”
Defendant has served a written demand for a jury trial.
Section 56-a of the Code of Criminal Procedure vests exclusive jurisdiction in courts of special sessions over the violation of section 1221 of the Penal Law. “ Courts of special sessions shall have exclusive jurisdiction to try…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- People v. GroganNew York Court of Appeals · 1932
- People Ex Rel. Murray v. Justices of Court of Special Sessions of PeaceNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Cooley v. WilderAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1932
- People ex rel. Borowiak v. HuntAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1913
- People v. MurphyNew York Court of Appeals · 1942
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3Cited by3 opinions
- People v. Bevilacqua, New York County Courts1958
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- People v. ScifoCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1963