People ex rel. Howes v. Grady
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term, New York county. Application by William H. Howes for writ of mandamus to require Thomas F. Grady, a police justice, to allow private counsel to appear for relator in the prosecution of a complaint. Order denying the application. Relator appeals. Reversed.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Brien, J.
The relator was an agent for the society for the prevention of crime, and as such agent he made a complaint before the police justice, in which he charged a certain saloon keeper with a violation of the excise law; and upon the defendant’s request a preliminary hearing was had, on which he was represented by counsel. The counsel of the society appeared for the complainant, but were forbidden by the justice to take any part in the proceedings, upon the ground that, as they neither represented nor had authority from the district attorney, they could not act as counsel for the complainant. It is…
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