Legal Opinion
People v. Hawkins
New York Supreme Court
Decided February 15, 1895PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Appeal from court of oyer and terminer, Delaware county. Samuel K. Hawkins was indicted for selling and exposing for sale convict-made goods without labeling them as such. From a judgment in favor of defendant, sustaining a demurrer to the indictment (31 N. Y. Supp. 115), the people appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtMartin, J.
Chapter 698 of the Laws of 1894 provides:
“Section 1. All goods, wares and merchandise made by convict labor In any penitentiary, prison, reformatory or other establishment in which convict labor is employed in any state, except the state of New York, and imported, brought or introduced into the state of New York, shall before being exposed for sale be branded, labeled or marked as hereinafter provided, and shall not be exposed for sale in any place within this state without such brand, label or mark.”
Then follows section 2, which, in effect, provides that the brand, label, or mark required…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Welton v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Ward v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
- Brimmer v. RebmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Webber v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
- Guy v. BaltimoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
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3Cited by4 opinions
- People v. . HawkinsNew York Court of Appeals · 1898
- Amos Bird Co. v. ThompsonDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1921
- State v. WhitfieldWisconsin Supreme Court · 1934
- People v. . HawkinsNew York Court of Appeals · 1898