Legal Opinion

People ex rel. Willett v. Quinn

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

Decided May 17, 1912PublishedCited by 21 opinions

Separate appeals by the relators in the above-entitled actions, William Willett, Jr., Joseph Cassidy and Louis T. Walter, Jr., from respective orders' of the Supreme Court, made at the Queens County Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Queens in the first action on the 29th day of December, 1911, and in the second and third actions on the 20th day of December, 1911, dismissing writs of habeas" corpus.

1Opinion of the Court

Burr, J.:

On-November 21, 1911, Hr. Justice Scudder, sitting as a committing magistrate, issued his warrant for the arrest of William Willett, Jr., upon a criminal charge, of fraudulently and wrongfully committing certain acts therein specified, tending to affect the result of the judicial convention held in and for the Second Judicial Department on the 6th day of October, 1911. On the same day warrants were also issued for. the arrest of Joseph Cassidy and Louis T. Walter, Jr., upon similar charges. Prior thereto, and on various dates between November 2, 1911, and the date of issuing said…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. People ex rel. Livingston v. WyattNew York Court of Appeals · 1906
  2. People Ex Rel. Perkins v. . MossNew York Court of Appeals · 1907
  3. Matter of Application of PaulNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
  4. People ex rel. Bungart v. WellsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1901
  5. People ex rel. Fleischman v. FoxNew York Supreme Court · 1901

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. People v. . CassidyNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
  2. Werfel v. FitzgeraldAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1965
  3. People v. LangNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  4. People v. BeltrandCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1970
  5. People v. McDonnellNew York Supreme Court · 1975

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