Legal Opinion

Ryan v. . the People

New York Court of Appeals

Decided January 27, 1880PublishedCited by 38 opinions

Error to the General Term of the Supreme Court, in the third judicial department, to review judgment affirming a judgment of the Court of Sessions, in and for the county of Ulster, entered upon a verdict, convicting the plaintiff in error, of the crime of assault and battery. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] The most material point presented is whether the Court of Sessions of Ulster county, had power and jurisdiction to try the indictment in this case.

The indictment was for assault and battery, and was found at the Oyer and Terminer in April, 1879, and by order of that court sent to the Sessions. At a term of the latter court in June, 1879, the defendant was brought to trial, and the jurisdiction of the court properly challenged, and the objection overruled. The…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. The People v. . CrapoNew York Court of Appeals · 1879
  2. Brandon v. . the PeopleNew York Court of Appeals · 1870
  3. Gardner v. . People of the State of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1875

3Cited by38 opinions

  1. People v. YazumNew York Court of Appeals · 1963
  2. Commonwealth v. ToneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
  3. Earl E. Vick v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1954
  4. Wallace v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1899
  5. Hickory v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896

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