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In the Matter of the Application of William J. Driscoll, Petitioner, for a Certiorari Order against James C. Cropsey, Justice of the Supreme Court of the Second Judicial District of the State of New York and of the Special Term Of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, New York, and Others, Respondents; In the Matter of the Proceedings to Punish William J. Driscoll for Criminal Contempt of Court
203 A.D. 870·New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division·1922·NY
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Opinion
In the Matter of the Application of William J. Driscoll, Petitioner, for a Certiorari Order against James C. Cropsey, Justice of the Supreme Court of the Second Judicial District of the State of New York and of the Special Term Of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, New York, and Others, Respondents. In the Matter of the Proceedings to Punish William J. Driscoll for Criminal Contempt of Court.
[MAJORITY]
Proceeding under certiorari order dismissed, and order adjudging petitioner in criminal contempt affirmed. Stay contained in certiorari order vacated, and petitioner remanded to the custody of the sheriff of Nassau county. (People ex rel. Nunns v. County Court, 188 App. Div. 424.) Blackmar, P. J., Manning, Kelby and Young, JJ., concur; Kelly, J., dissents upon the ground that the proceeding against the relator was in violation of the Civil Rights Law (Consol. Laws, chap. 6 [Laws of 1909, chap. 14], § 14).