People v. Cramer
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Michael Cramer, from a judgment of the County Court of Schuyler county, rendered on the 17th day of March, 1896, affirming a judgment of a Court of Special Sessions convicting the defendant of a misdemeanor in selling strong and spirituous liquors without a license.
1Opinion of the Court
Parker, P. J.:
The question whether the information, upon which the warrant of arrest in this case was issued, was sufficient to give the magistrate jurisdiction to issue the same, was distinctly raised by the defendant "before proceeding to trial, and his motion to be discharged from arrest on that ground was denied. It is claimed that for such reason this judgment must be reversed.
The affidavit of Sackett is entirely upon information and belief; not a single fact is stated as a reason for his belief, nor anything *190indicating from whence his information came. It amounts to no more than a…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Swart v. . RickardNew York Court of Appeals · 1896
3Cited by12 opinions
- People ex rel. Farley v. CraneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1904
- McKelvey v. MarshAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1901
- People v. SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1943
- People v. Orzechowski, New York County Courts1957
- People v. Taylor, New York County Courts1936
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