Legal Opinion
People v. Fay
New York Supreme Court
Decided September 22, 1944PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCohalan, J.
In May, 1943, the defendants were indicted for the crime of extortion and for ten months thereafter the case remained in the Court of General Sessions. Despite the fact that the District Attorney controls the calendar of that court (Buies of the Court of General Sessions of New York County, rule V) and could have moved, after defendants pleaded to the indictment, for trial before any one of the nine judges of that court, the record fails to indicate that such action was taken.
*710In March, 1944, the indictment was, for good cause shown, (48 N. Y. S. 2d 2) transferred to this court. Displeased…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Railroad Companies v. SchutteSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
- Union Pacific Railroad v. Mason City & Fort Dodge RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Rohrbach v. . Germania Fire Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1875
- Matter of FayNew York Court of Appeals · 1943
- United States v. ChamberlinSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
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