Case Name: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Norman Cooper, Appellant, v. The Sheriff of the County of Washington, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1924-03
Citations: 208 A.D. 823
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Norman Cooper, Appellant, v. The Sheriff of the County of Washington, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 208
Pages: 823–823

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York ex rel. Norman Cooper, Appellant, v. The Sheriff of the County of Washington, Respondent.

Opinion:
Order unanimously affirmed upon the ground that the certificate of conviction was sufficient under the authority of People ex rel. Bidwell v. Pitts (111 App. Div. 319); and upon the further ground that the complaining witness in a criminal action is not a " party to the controversy " within the meaning of section 15 of the Judiciary Law.
Amd. by Laws of 1917, chap. 28.— [Rep.