Opinion ID: 286226
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Heading: Petitioner Marshall

Text: 26 There is no New York authority in support of petitioner Marshall's contention that sodomy and incest, the crimes with which he was charged and convicted, are assaults within the meaning of § 812 of the Family Court Act. All of the courts which have examined the question have concluded that these acts fall within the criminal jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. People ex rel. Doty v. Kreuger, 58 Misc.2d 428, 295 N.Y.S.2d 581, aff'd, App.Div.2d Dept., 302 N.Y.S.2d 605; People v. Fuentes, 51 Misc.2d 354, 273 N.Y.S.2d 321 (Sup.Ct.1966); Seymour v. Seymour, 56 Misc.2d 546, 289 N.Y.S.2d 515 (Sup.Ct.1968); People v. Gardner, N.Y. City Crim.Ct., N.Y.L.J., Sept. 19, 1967, p. 20, col. 7. Thus the earlier New York cases cited by petitioner which define the term assault in different contexts, e. g., People v. Gibson, 232 N.Y. 458, 459, 134 N.E. 531 (1922), are not persuasive. Thus petitioner Marshall has failed to demonstrate that the Supreme Court lacked criminal jurisdiction over his acts.