Legal Opinion
People v. Samuels
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 31, 1940PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSears, J.
Defendant, a physician, was convicted in the Court of Special Sessions of the City of New York of the crime of perjury in the second degree upon an information by the District Attorney of the county of Queens. The judgment of conviction has been reversed on the law and the information dismissed by order of the Appellate Division, second department, a majority of the justices being of the opinion that the Court of Special Sessions was without jurisdiction over the subject-matter.
The information specifically accused defendant of perjury in the second degree, a misdemeanor, although the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Wood v. . People of the State of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1874
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- The People v. . CourtneyNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
- Kane v. LefkowitzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1931
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3Cited by25 opinions
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