People v. Wolf

The appellants were convicted in the Police Court of the village of Kings Point, Nassau county, of the violation of a village ordinance. They appealed to the County Court, which reversed the conviction, holding that the ordinance was unconstitutional. The order of reversal was entered June 14, 1926. On July 1, 1926, section 520 of the Code of Criminal Procedure was amended by Laws of 1926, chapter 465, so as to establish a new practice upon appeals in criminal causes.

The People, dissatisfied with the judgment of the County Court, did not follow the practice prescribed by the amendment. They…