Cohen v. Warden of Workhouse
New York Supreme Court
Habeas corpus by one Cohen against the Warden of the Workhouse for the discharge of relator from the workhouse. Writ dismissed, and prisoner remanded to serve his sentence.
1Opinion of the CourtGoff, J.
Relator seeks by writ of habeas corpus his discharge from the workhouse on the ground that the magistrate who committed him was without jurisdiction.
[1] It is contended that there is no such offense as disorderly conduct, and the point centers on the construction of section 1459 of the “New York Consolidation Act” (and its relation to section 1458). This act is not a revision of laws, but a consolidation of laws affecting New York City. These sections have different sources, and are not interdependent. Section 1458 particularizes certain acts or phases of conduct which are denounced as…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Matter of GregorySupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- People Ex Rel. Danziger v. Protestant Episcopal House of MercyNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- People Ex Rel. Kuhn v. Protestant Episcopal House of MercyNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- People ex rel. Fleischman v. FoxNew York Supreme Court · 1901
3Cited by10 opinions
- People ex rel. Potter v. Board of ManagersNew York Supreme Court · 1922
- People ex rel. Marci v. HanleyNew York Supreme Court · 1921
- People v. YerganNew York City Magistrates' Court · 1937
- People ex rel. Goldstein v. Warden of the Workhouse, Welfare IslandNew York Supreme Court · 1923
- People v. Becker, New York County Courts1920
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