People ex rel. Tave v. Palmer

The relator claims that rights of Sadie Tave were invaded upon the hearing before the learned city magistrate who signed the commitment. If such errors exist, they may be reviewed only upon appeal from the determination. (Inferior Criminal Courts Act [Laws of 1910, chap. 659], § 94.) The writ of habeas corpus is not efficient for the purpose. (People ex rel. Hubert v. Kaiser, 206 N. Y. 46.) The question here is whether the commitment by virtue of which said minor is detained by the respondent is sufficient upon its face to warrant her detention. Reading the document in the light of section…