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People v. . Williams

New York Court of Appeals

Decided June 14, 1907PublishedCited by 16 opinions

Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered December 7, 1906, which affirmed an order of the Court of Special Sessions of the city of New York granting a motion in arrest of a judgment convicting the defendant of a violation of section 3841 of the Penal Code and directing his discharge.

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Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered December 7, 1906, which affirmed an order of the Court of Special Sessions of the city of New York granting a motion in arrest of a judgment convicting the defendant of a violation of section 3841 of the Penal Code and directing his discharge. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. ■ The statute, for the violation of which the defendant was convicted, is a valid exercise of the police power of the state. (People v. Ewer, 141 N. Y. 129 ; People v. Havnor, 149 N. Y.…

1Opinion of the CourtGray, J.

The defendant was arrested and convicted upon the charge of having violated the provisions of section 3841 of the Penal Code. This section makes it a misdemeanor on the part of any person not complying with the provisions of article 6 of the Labor Law relating to factories. The provision of the Labor Law now in question is contained in section 77; which is entitled: “Ilonrs of labor of minors and women” and reads that “No minor under the age of eighteen years, and no female shall be employed, permitted or suffered to work in any factory in this state before six o’clock in the morning, or…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Lochner v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1905

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Ives v. South Buffalo Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1911
  2. People v. . Charles Schweinler PressNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
  3. Riley v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
  4. Commonwealth v. RileyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1912
  5. W. C. Ritchie & Co. v. WaymanIllinois Supreme Court · 1910

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