Legal Opinion
People ex rel. Zeese v. Masten
New York Supreme Court
Decided July 15, 1894PublishedCited by 2 opinions
Appeal from special term, Onondaga county. Application by Charles F. Zeese for writ of habeas corpus to Vincent M. Hasten, superintendent of the state industrial school of Eochester. The writ was dismissed, and petitioner appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHardin, P. J.
Chapter 143 of the Laws of 1846 authorizes the establishment of a house of refuge for juvenile delinquents. See 3 Rev. St. (7th Ed.) p. 2658. In section 13 of the act, the managers are directed—
“To receive and take into the said house of refuge, all male children under the age of eighteen years, and all female children under the age of seventeen, who shall be legally committed to the said house of refuge as vagrants, -or on a conviction for any criminal offence by any court having authority to make such commitments; the said managers shall have power to place the said children committed to…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Matter of Application of JacobsNew York Court of Appeals · 1885
- People v. . BuddNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- People v. . EwerNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
- Towle v. . RemsenNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
- In re DonohueNew York Supreme Court · 1876
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3Cited by2 opinions
- People v. Glowacki, New York County Courts1940
- In Re SantillanesNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1943