Legal Opinion

Majestic Collectibles, Inc. v. Farneti

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided September 15, 2003PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 in the nature of a writ of prohibition to bar the retrial of the petitioners under Suffolk County Indictment No. 1112/01, on the ground that the retrial would violate the prohibition against double jeopardy.

Adjudged that the petition is denied and the proceeding is dismissed, without costs or disbursements.

The petitioners failed to demonstrate a clear legal right to the extraordinary remedy of prohibition (see Matter of Holtzman v Goldman, 71 NY2d 564, 569 [1988]). The petitioners contend that the Attorney General is barred from further prosecuting them…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Oregon v. KennedySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Holtzman v. GoldmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
  3. MATTER OF DAVIS v. BrownNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
  4. People v. BooneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  5. McNeill v. RooneyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. DeFilippo v. RooneyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  2. Miller v. HynesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  3. Matter of Belton v. SpotaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014

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