People ex rel. Clark v. New York State Reformatory for Women
New York Supreme Court
Heabing on demurrer to a return to a writ of habeas corpus. The warrant of commitment is that the relator was convicted of being a “ public prostitute ”. The record of conviction, complaint and other papers are vaguely for disorderly conduct in soliciting men in the street.
1Opinion of the Court
Gaynor, J.:
So contradictory and indefinite are the complaint, record of conviction, warrant of commitment and magistrate’s return, that it is quite impossible to ascertain on what charge, statute or theory the magistrate took jurisdiction in this case, and tried and convicted the relator, and sentenced her to three years imprisonment in the state reformatory for women at Bedford.
1. There are sections of the charter of the former city of ¡New York referring to and to some extent defining disorderly conduct tending to a breach of the peace. Section 1458 specifically defines three offenses of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Van Houter v. SadlerNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
- People ex rel. Frank v. Keeper of the State Reformatory for WomenNew York Supreme Court · 1902
- Kolzem v. Broadway & Seventh Avenue RailroadNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1892
- People v. PattersonNew York Court of General Session of the Peace · 1902
3Cited by6 opinions
- City of St. Petersburg v. Allen, Circuit Court of the 6th Judicial Circuit of Florida, Pinellas County1953
- People ex rel Smith v. State Reformatory for WomenNew York Supreme Court · 1902
- People v. EricksonNew York Court of Appeals · 1940
- St. Agnes Training School for Girls v. County of Erie and The City of BuffaloNew York Supreme Court · 1910
- St. Agnes Training School for Girls v. County of Erie and The City of BuffaloNew York Supreme Court · 1910
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