Case Name: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Richard Butts, Appellant, v. Edward M. Fay, as Warden of Green Haven Prison, et al., Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1961-10-09
Citations: 14 A.D.2d 787
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Richard Butts, Appellant, v. Edward M. Fay, as Warden of Green Haven Prison, et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 14
Pages: 787–788

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York ex rel. Richard Butts, Appellant, v. Edward M. Fay, as Warden of Green Haven Prison, et al., Respondents.

Opinion:
After relator had been indicted by the Grand Jury, there was no necessity to take him before a Magistrate pursuant to section 165 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The failure to do so prior to the indictment did not divest the Grand Jury of jurisdiction to indict (cf. People ex rel. Hirschberg v. Close, 1 N Y 2d 258). The record discloses that relator is detained by virtue of a final judgment of a competent court of criminal jurisdiction. Hence, the writ was properly dismissed (Civ. Prac. Act, § 1231; People ex rel. Branton v. Jackson, 6 A D 2d 916, affd. 6 N Y 2d 784). Nolan, P. J., Beldock, Ughetta, Kleinfeld and Brennan, JJ., concur.