The relator, after conviction, was granted a writ of habeas corpus upon a petition challenging the judgment as completely void on the ground that the acts of which he was convicted do not constitute crimes under the Penal Law of the State of New York.
For the sake of future reference, the counts of which relator stands convicted are the first count — hereafter called the Ward count...
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