McGovern v. Van Riper

The opinion of the court was delivered by

COLIE, J.

William McGovern, the sheriff of Hudson County, was indicted for failure to comply with R. S. 53:1-15 providing that “the sheriffs * * * shall immediately upon the arrest of any person for an indictable offense, * * * take the fingerprints of such person * * * and forward without delay two copies * * * together with photographs * * * to the state bureau of identification.” The day following the handing down of the indictment, Mr. McGovern filed a bill of complaint in the Court of Chancery to enjoin the Attorney- General and Acting Prosecutor…