Cassese v. Katz

These are two appeals, as quite fully set forth in the dissenting opinion, from a judgment and order which in essence upheld the validity of petitions seeking to amend the New York City Charter by submitting to the electorate at the next general election two local laws purporting to establish certain procedures for the handling of civilian complaints against members of the Police Department.

Material to the disposition of these appeals is the effect to be given Matter of Astwood v. Cohen (291 N. Y. 484). The proposed local law there considered purported to amend the Charter of the City of New…