Legal Opinion
Quil v. County Court of Kings County
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 11, 1957PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order denying an application for an order of prohibition unanimously affirmed, with $10 costs and disbursements. In our opinion, the indictment involved in this proceeding charges the crime of publishing a libel under sections 1340 and 1343 of the Penal Law, of which the County Court of Kings County has jurisdiction by virtue of the provisions of sections 138 and 134 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Cf. People v. Hudson Val. Constr. Go., 217 N. Y. 172; Matter of Kowalsky, 73 Cal. 120.) Jurisdiction is properly in Kings County, also, by reason of the allegations in the indictment that…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People v. . Hudson Valley Construction Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1916
- In re KowalskyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1887
- Cuvillier v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1929
- Polansky v. SobelAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1955
3Cited by2 opinions
- Hill v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1972
- People v. Brill, New York County Courts1975