Hodson v. Hoff
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtHagarty, J.
The primary question presented on this appeal is whether the trial of a defendant in a paternity proceeding, pursuant to article V of the New York City Criminal Courts Act, constitutes jeopardy within the purview of the State Constitution (art. I, § 6), thus barring his prosecution in a subsequent proceeding with respect to the same child.
The status of the parties, complainant and defendant, has been the subject of numerous proceedings in the Domestic Eelations Court and in the Court of Special Sessions of the City of New York, including two former appeals. (Matter of Hoff v. Hoff, 251 App.…
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