People v. Swiggett
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Suffolk County (Mazzei, J.), rendered October 3, 1986, convicting him of manslaughter in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The court properly quashed the defendant’s subpoena duces tecum for production of Family Court documents in an unrelated domestic proceeding (see, 22 NYCRR 205.5; Family Ct Act § 166). Examination of Family Court records is within the discretion of the court and the in camera inspection of the records was entirely proper (see, Department of Social…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Department of Social Services ex rel. Land v. LandNew York Family Court · 1981
3Cited by1 opinion
- Yung-Fu Chow v. BoonyamAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997