Weichert v. Comstock

Petitioner has made an application for an order pursuant to article 78 of the CPLR to prevent the Hon. James Comstock, Justice of the Peace of the Town of Westmoreland, Oneida County, New York, from continuing to assume jurisdiction of a proceeding pending before him with respect to the petitioner.

Petitioner is a resident of Onondaga County, New York, and was arrested for speeding on the New York State Thruway on January 21, 1965. He was issued a Uniform Traffic Ticket charging him with a violation of section 1180 (subd. [b], par. 3) of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York. He…