Butts v. Justices of the Court of Special Sessions
New York Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
Johít C. Marbach, J.
The petitioner has been held for action of the Grand Jury after a hearing before a local Magistrate on a charge of attempted robbery. This court will treat his application as one for a writ of habeas corrput At the hearing, tb only witness was ‘the purported victim. The information w*js signed by a police officer who was not a witness. The defendant properly moved! for cismissal, but this was denied. There is no question that, a warrait issued on this information was used to bring the petitioner tbfore the court.
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2Cases cited2 opinions
- Coleman v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Gibson v. HalleckDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1966
3Cited by3 opinions
- Butts v. Justices of the Court of Special SessionsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1971
- People v. Ocasio, New York County Courts1980
- People v. DiggsNassau County District Court · 1988