On this motion the defendant contends that although section 2001 of the Uniform District Court Act gives this court original jurisdiction of all misdemeanors committed within the county, the crime of libel, even as a misdemeanor, must be prosecuted by indictment. In urging that the District Court has no jurisdiction, the defendant relies on Matter of Trombetta v. Van Amringe (156 Misc. 307 [Sup. Ct., N. Y. County]); People...
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