People Ex Rel. Lawrence v. . Fallon
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the First Department affirming a final order of the Court of Oyer and Terminer of the City and County of New York, which sustained writs of habeas corpus and certiorari issued in behalf of the relator and discharged him from the custody of the appellant.
1Opinion of the CourtMartin, J.
The relator was arrested upon three distinct criminal charges. One was for a violation of chapter eight of the Penal Code, forbidding lotteries and the sale of lottery tickets another, for violating section three hundred and fifty-one of the Penal Code, which relates to poolselling, bookmaking and bets- and wagers, and the third for an offense under section three hundred and fifty-two of the same act, relating to racing of animals for stakes. When arraigned before the magistrate he waived an examination and was committed to the city prison. He subsequently sued out a writ of habeas corpus,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Reilly v. GrayNew York Supreme Court · 1894
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