Legal Opinion

People v. Butts

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 23, 1907PublishedCited by 18 opinions

Appeal by the defendant, Ernest W. Butts, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Kings County Special (Term bearing date the 20th day of February, 1907, and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Bichmond.

1Opinion of the Court

Jenks, J.:

This is an appeal from an order denying an application of the defendant for a certificate that it was reasonable- that the charge against him should be prosecuted by indictment. The defendant was charged with a misdemeanor in violating section 266 of the Penal Code by working on a Sabbath day as an engineer on a locomotive engine attached to cars, in moving and shunting the cars from one track to another, making a noise and disturbing the peace of the Sabbath, the same not being a work of necessity. He was committed to await the action of the Court of Special Sessions. He gave bail,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Matter of BradyNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
  2. People v. SarvisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1902
  3. People v. WilberNew York Supreme Court · 1891

3Cited by18 opinions

  1. People v. RosenbergNew York Court of General Session of the Peace · 1908
  2. People v. GroutAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1915
  3. People v. BrindellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1921
  4. People v. MascolaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1916
  5. People v. SchumannNew York Court of General Session of the Peace · 1933

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