People ex rel. Sheldon v. Curtin
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the relator, Fay Sheldon, from an order of the County Court of Orleans county, entered in the office of the clerk of said court on the 29th day of April, 1912, dismissing a writ of habeas corpus and remanding the relator to custody.
1Dissent
Spring, J. (dissenting):
Adultery was first made a crime in this State by chapter 583 of the Laws of 1907,* and the provisions of that act are incorporated in the Penal Law (§§ 100-103). Section 100 defines the crime; section 101 provides that a “person who commits adultery is guilty of a misdemeanor,” and section 102 fixes the punishment as follows: “A person convicted of a violation of this article is punishable by imprisonment in a penitentiary or county jail, for not more than six months, or by a fine of not more than two hundred and fifty dollars, or by both.”
The prisoner was sentenced in…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Tweed v. . LiscombNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
- People Ex Rel. Stabile v. . Warden, Etc.New York Court of Appeals · 1911
- People Ex Rel. Scharff v. . FrostNew York Court of Appeals · 1910
- People Ex Rel. Clark v. Keeper of New York State Reformatory for WomenNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
- People ex rel. Johnson v. WebsterNew York Supreme Court · 1895
3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.