Legal Opinion
Soares v. Herrick
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 27, 2012PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Ciparick, J.
In this appeal, we are called upon to determine whether respondent Judge of Albany County Court exceeded his authority under County Law § 701 when he disqualified petitioner District Attorney of Albany County and his staff from prosecuting a case against respondents Naomi Loomis, Robert Loomis, Kenneth Michael Loomis, Kirk Calvert and Tony Palladino (collectively the defendants) and appointed a special district attorney to pursue the case. We hold that respondent exceeded his statutory authority and that the Appellate Division’s decision to issue a writ of…
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- People v. LeahyNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
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