People ex rel. Scharff v. Frost
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal, by the relator,. Joseph Scharff, from an order of the ' Súpleme Court, made at the New York Special. Term and entered in the, office of the clerk of the comity of New York on the 12th day of April, 1909. '
1Dissent
Clarke, J. (dissenting):
Appeal "from an order dismissing a writ of habeas corpus and remanding the prisoner. Belator was indicted for seduction under promise of marriage under section 284 of the Penal Code which provides: “A person who, under promise of marriage, seduces and has sexual intercourse with an unmarried female of previous chaste character, is punishable by imprisonment for not more than five years, or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars of by both.” He pleaded guilty in the General Sessions on April 24,1908, and was *477remanded for sentence. Between said day and May…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- People v. . FabianNew York Court of Appeals · 1908
- State v. BierceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1858
- People v. MarkhamAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1906
- People v. GouldMichigan Supreme Court · 1888
- People v. KehoeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1898
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