People v. Whitney

By his plea of guilty to a violation of subdivision 1 of section 215.50 of the Penal Law, before the Honorable Donald F. Holmes, Justice of the Village of Carthage, the defendant was convicted on April 24, 1973. Following the receipt "of a probation report, the defendant upon appearing before the court on August 10, 1973 was sentenced to serve a term of 179 days in the Jefferson County Jail.

The defendant has appealed, his main ground being that the Village Justice was disqualified by reason of interest, to act in this matter.

It is a maxim of every code in every country that no man should be a…