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People ex Rel. Dixon v. Lewis

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jan 4, 1938
12 N.E.2d 603 (N.Y. 1938)

Opinion

Argued November 17, 1937

Decided January 4, 1938

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department.

John T. Delaney, District Attorney ( Henry S. Kahn of counsel), for appellant.

John J. Bennett, Jr., Attorney-General ( Joseph M. Mesnig and Wendell P. Brown of counsel), for State of New York.

Edward F. O'Connor for James Dixon, respondent.

George H. Barber for James Latham, respondent.


Orders affirmed. The orders sustaining the writs are affirmed. We do not, however, pass upon the constitutionality of section 1898-a of the Penal Law for the reason that the question cannot be reached on this appeal. The information fails to state a crime. No opinion.

Concur: CRANE, Ch. J., LEHMAN, O'BRIEN, HUBBS, LOUGHRAN, FINCH and RIPPEY, JJ.


Summaries of

People ex Rel. Dixon v. Lewis

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jan 4, 1938
12 N.E.2d 603 (N.Y. 1938)
Case details for

People ex Rel. Dixon v. Lewis

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK ex rel. JAMES DIXON, Respondent, v…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Jan 4, 1938

Citations

12 N.E.2d 603 (N.Y. 1938)
12 N.E.2d 603

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