Legal Opinion
People ex rel. Goodrich v. Martin
New York Supreme Court
Decided September 28, 1944PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHinkley, J.
Return of a writ of habeas corpus. The sole question before the court is whether a violation of the so-called Dyer Act (transporting a stolen automobile in interstate commerce) can be regarded as a first offense in order to bring relator within the provisions of section 1941 of the Penal Law as a second offender.
The general impression and in some instances the determination of the courts of the State has been that a violation of the Dyer Act was not a crime which if committed within this State would be a felony. (People v. Tramonti, 153 Misc. 371.)
The National Motor Vehicle Theft Act (Dyer…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Katz v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1922
- Whitaker v. HittCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1922
- People v. Tramonti, New York County Courts1934
- Hughes v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1925
3Cited by6 opinions
- Landreth v. GladdenOregon Supreme Court · 1958
- Ex Parte PuckettCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1958
- State v. BrewerWashington Supreme Court · 1968
- State v. WaitCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1973
- People ex rel. Goodrich v. MartinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1945
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