Legal Opinion
People Ex Rel. Meyer v. Warden
New York Court of Appeals
Decided January 8, 1936PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHubbs, J.
Relator-appellant was arrested, charged with disorderly conduct. His trial was started before a police justice and a jury on Saturday and finished Sunday. He was found guilty by the jury and sentenced on Sunday for a term of thirty days in the county jail. He applied for a writ of habeas corpus and was released. He was again charged with the same offense upon the same information. Before trial he again applied for a second writ of habeas corpus and was released on the ground that a new trial would subject him to double jeopardy. The People appealed to the Appellate Division from the orders…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Stabile v. . Warden, Etc.New York Court of Appeals · 1911
- Story v. ElliotCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1827
- People v. GoldfarbAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1912
- People v. . ConnorNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
- People Ex Rel. Brinkman v. BarrNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
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3Cited by63 opinions
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- MTR. OF NOLAN v. Court of Gen. SessionsNew York Court of Appeals · 1962
- Markiewicz v. BlackSupreme Court of Colorado · 1958
- People v. LindslyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
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