Case Name: The People of the State of New York ex rel. James C. Cropsey, as District Attorney of Kings County, Appellant, v. The Court of Special Sessions of the City of New York et al., Respondents
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1916-03-07
Citations: 217 N.Y. 674
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York ex rel. James C. Cropsey, as District Attorney of Kings County, Appellant, v. The Court of Special Sessions of the City of New York et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 217
Pages: 674–674

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York ex rel. James C. Cropsey, as District Attorney of Kings County, Appellant, v. The Court of Special Sessions of the City of New York et al., Respondents.
People ex rel. Cropsey v. Court of Special Sessions, N. Y. City, 170 App. Div. 575, affirmed.
(Argued February 22, 1916;
decided March 7, 1916.)
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered December 3, .1915, which affirmed an order of Special Term denying a motion for an absolute writ of prohibition. The question at issue was as to the power of the Court of Special Sessions of the City of New York to remit a fine imposed by it upon conviction of the crime of selling liquor without a license.
James C. Cropsey, District Attorney (Harry G. Anderson and Hersey Fgginton of counsel), for appellant.
Lamar Hardy, Corporation Counsel (Thomas F. Magner and George A. Green of counsel), for Court of Special Sessions, respondent.
John L. Danzilo for Azzento Philippo, respondent.

Opinion:
Ordered affirmed, without costs, on opinion of Jenks, P. J., below.
Concur: Willard Bartlett, Ch. J., Chase, Collin, Cuddeback, Cardozo, Seabury and Pound, JJ.