Legal Opinion
Morgenthau v. Gold
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 5, 1986PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Murphy, P. J.
Petitioner Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney of New York County, appeals herein from a judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County, dismissing a petition for a judgment pursuant to CPLR article 78 (126 Misc 2d 856). The petitioner sought a writ of mandamus compelling Criminal Court Judge Jay Gold to restore certain criminal cases to the Active Calendar.
This court must now determine the practical effect to be given in this case to the Court of Appeals holding in People v Douglass (60 NY2d 194 [1983]). Specifically, the court must consider the weight…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- MATTER OF STATE OF NY v. KingNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Matter of SteinwayNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- People v. DouglassNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Morgenthau v. GoldNew York Supreme Court · 1985
3Cited by4 opinions
- People v. CruzCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1986
- People v. HayesCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1988
- Agnew v. RothwaxAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- Holtzman v. GoldmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1988