Legal Opinion

People v. Sessa

Criminal Court of the City of New York

Decided May 28, 1964PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWilliam E. Ringel, J.

The defendant moves to dismiss count 3 of the information, filed against him by the District Attorney of this county, which charges him with the commission of a misdemeanor (Penal Law, § 1141). The motion is based on his contention that he was arrested without a warrant on December 30, 1963, for a misdemeanor committed in the arresting officer’s presence on December 29, 1963 and that such a warrantless arrest, after the fact, was unlawful, requiring a dismissal of that particular count.

The facts disclose that on December 29 the arresting officer purchased certain alleged obscene material from…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. People v. . DillonNew York Court of Appeals · 1910
  2. People v. SpierAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1907
  3. People v. Baxter, New York County Courts1942
  4. Butolph v. BlustNew York Supreme Court · 1871
  5. People v. HamiltonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1918

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. State v. WozniakIdaho Supreme Court · 1971
  2. People v. MacFarlene Co.Criminal Court of the City of New York · 1985
  3. People v. GrossCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1990
  4. People v. Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.Criminal Court of the City of New York · 1992
  5. People v. CooreYonkers City Court · 1991

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