People ex rel. Divico v. Adams

Before a city magistrate, sitting as a Court of Special Sessions, Domenick Divico, the relator, pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor of operating a motor vehicle after his license had been revoked. For that offense, the statute (Vehicle and Tr. Law, § 70, subd. 10) provides that the court may impose a sentence of imprisonment not to exceed thirty days or a fine of $100, or both. However, the court, acting under the provisions of section 126 of the New York City Criminal Courts Act, sentenced the relator to an inde*316terminate term in the New York City. Reformatory where he might be detained for a…