Legal Opinion
Reina v. Coccoma
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 24, 1998PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mercure, J. P.
Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (initiated in this Court pursuant to CPLR 506 [b] [1]) to prohibit respondent from, inter alia, any further action against petitioner until such time as a Special District Attorney is appointed.
In August 1997, a felony complaint charging petitioner with the crime of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree was filed in Oneonta City Court in Otsego County. Michael Getman, an attorney then employed by the Public Defender’s office, was assigned to represent petitioner. In January 1998, Getman left the Public Defender’s…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Cloke v. PulverAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
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