Legal Opinion
People ex rel. Bidwell v. Pitts
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 19, 1906Published
Appeal from Special Term, Albany County. Proceedings by the people, on the relation of William Bidwell, for a writ of habeas corpus, against Sebastian W. Pitts, as sheriff of Albany county. From an order discharging relator from custody, defendant appeals.
1Per curiam
Order reversed, writ of habeas corpus quashed, and relator remanded to the custody of the sheriff of Albany county, as custodian of the penitentiary, to serve balance of his term, on the authority of People ex rel. George Bidwell v. Pitts, as sheriff, etc, (decided at this term) 97 N. Y. Supp. 509.
2Cases cited1 opinion
- People ex rel. Bidwell v. PittsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1906