Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. James May, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1939-12-11
Citations: 258 A.D. 903
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. James May, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 258
Pages: 903–903

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. James May, Appellant.

Opinion:
Judgment of the [a] Court of Special Sessions of the City of New York, Borough of Brooklyn, convicting the defendant of the crime of unlawfully maintaining and operating a lottery in violation of sections 1370-1373 and section 1376 of article 130 of the Penal Law, reversed on the law and a new trial ordered. The Court of Special Sessions in this case, consisting of but one justice, was without jurisdiction. (Inferior Criminal Courts Act, § 3, 34.) Lazansky, P. J., Hagarty, Carswell, Adel and Taylor, JJ., concur.