Legal Opinion
People v. Hathaway
New York Supreme Court
Decided July 22, 1997PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Jan H. Plumadore, J.
" 'If the law supposes that,’ said Mr. Bumble * * * 'the law is a ass’ ” (Dickens, Oliver Twist, ch 51 [emphasis supplied]).
*703As the laws of society change and evolve with ever-increasing complexity, Dickens’ quote from a relatively simpler time seems to fit with disturbing frequency.
The present Criminal Procedure Law became effective on September 1, 1971 replacing the Code of Criminal Procedure which had been in existence since 1881. The Penal Law was passed in 1965 replacing the 1909 Penal Law. Each of these statutes represented the culmination of…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- People v. RegisterNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Matter of Lyons v. GoldsteinNew York Court of Appeals · 1943
- People v. MinayaNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- Campbell v. PesceNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Kisloff v. CovingtonNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Black v. RockDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2015