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Matter of Hennessy v. Gorman

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jan 18, 1983
58 N.Y.2d 806 (N.Y. 1983)

Opinion

Argued January 12, 1983

Decided January 18, 1983

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Fourth Judicial Department.

Robert Abrams, Attorney-General ( Peter J. Dooley and Peter H. Schiff of counsel), for appellant.

Richard A. Hennessy, Jr., District Attorney ( John A. Cirando and Gail N. Uebelhoer of counsel), respondent pro se. Morris B. Swartz for Jessie Neal, respondent.

Lawrence M. Ginsburg for Willie Carter, respondent.


Judgment reversed, without costs, and the petition dismissed. An article 78 proceeding generally does not lie to review error claimed to have occurred in a criminal proceeding. (See Matter of State of New York v King, 36 N.Y.2d 59.)

Concur: Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and MEYER. Taking no part: Judge SIMONS.


Summaries of

Matter of Hennessy v. Gorman

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jan 18, 1983
58 N.Y.2d 806 (N.Y. 1983)
Case details for

Matter of Hennessy v. Gorman

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of RICHARD A. HENNESSY, JR., as District Attorney for the…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Jan 18, 1983

Citations

58 N.Y.2d 806 (N.Y. 1983)
459 N.Y.S.2d 261
445 N.E.2d 644

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