Legal Opinion
Herald Co. v. Tormey
New York Supreme Court
Decided February 1, 1989PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
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Thomas J. Lowery, J.
In this CPLR article 78 proceeding, the petitioners seek a judgment vacating an order of the Honorable James C. Tormey, III made pursuant to CPL 720.15 wherein he sealed the accusatory instrument of an individual eligible for youthful offender status and ordered that the arraignment and all further proceedings be conducted in private.
The proceeding is in the nature of prohibition. "Prohibition is an extraordinary remedy, available at best only as a matter of judicial discretion and not as a matter of right.” (Siegel, NY Prac § 559; Matter of Di Lorenzo…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Westchester Rockland Newspapers, Inc. v. LeggettNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Associated Press v. BellNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- Herald Co. v. WeisenbergNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Di Lorenzo v. MurtaghNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Capital Newspapers Division of Hearst Corp. v. MoynihanNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Herald Co. v. TormeyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989