People Ex Rel. Stilwell v. Hanley

In December of 1924 the defendant was convicted in the Court of General Sessions, New York city, of violating section 956 of the Penal Law entitled “ Hypothecation of customers’ securities.” He has sought his release from prison by this habeas corpus proceeding wherein he alleges that the Court of General Sessions had no jurisdiction to try him for this offense. He raises this objection under the treaties existing between Great Britain and the United States regarding the extradition of criminal offenders.

Stilwell, Leffler & Lowe was a copartnership doing a stock brokerage business in New York…