People v. Willet
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
William Willett, Joseph Cassidy, and Louis T. Walter, Jr., were convicted of violating the Election Law, and apply for certificates of reasonable doubt. Granted in the cases against Willett and Cassidy, and denied without prejudice in the case of Walter.
1Opinion of the CourtJenks, P. J.
In the cases of Willett and Cassidy, respectively, the stays were vacated on consent. The men were surrendered and are now in jail. The foundation of the prosecution is a statute of comparatively recent enactment. This statute, so far as I know or am advised, has never been construed nor interpreted by any appellate court save in these cases. Our decision, then, is one of first impression. A considerable part of the printed briefs is devoted to the discussion of the application of the statute. The point was argued orally at length, and the opinion of the court for affirmance, by.BURR, J.,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People v. ShearsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1913
- People Ex Rel. Hummel v. . ReardonNew York Court of Appeals · 1906
- People v. PollackAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1913