Legal Opinion

People v. Hess

New York County Courts

Decided April 2, 1955Published

1Opinion of the CourtArgetsinger, J.

Motion by the defendant to dismiss the indictment found against the defendant charging him with bigamy, on the grounds (1), that “ the indictment is defective on its face for the reason that the indictment sets forth an alleged crime committed in the State of Tennessee, and outside of the territorial jurisdiction of the State of New York ”, (2), that “ the Court is without jurisdiction to try the defendant for a crime in which it is found it is committed outside of the State of New York ” and (3), that “ the indictment has been returned by the Grand Jury without sufficient legal evidence…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Van Voorhis v. . BrintnallNew York Court of Appeals · 1881
  2. People v. MerrillNew York Supreme Court · 1855
  3. People v. MosherCourt Of Oyer And Terminer New York · 1855

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