Legal Opinion
Berkon v. Mahoney
New York Supreme Court
Decided June 23, 1943PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNova, J.
In this proceeding petitioner seeks to review (under article 78 of the Civil Practice Act) his adjudication in criminal contempt by respondent, a city magistrate of the City of New York. Proceedings in criminal contempt are wholly statutory. (People ex rel. Munsell v. Court of Oyer and Terminer, 101 N. Y. 245, 258.) Particularly is this so as to a city magistrate’s court, which is a tribunal not of record and one of limited jurisdiction. Those instances in which it may so adjudicate are to be found in section 102-b of the New York- City Criminal Courts Act (L. 1910, ch. 659, as amd.), in…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- People, Ex Rel. v. . Court of Oyer and TermNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
- Matter of Douglas v. AdelNew York Court of Appeals · 1935
- People Ex Rel. Barnes v. . Court of SessionsNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
- Matter of Watson v. . NelsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Fromme v. . GrayNew York Court of Appeals · 1896
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