Legal Opinion

People v. Rallo

New York Court of Appeals

Decided April 1, 1976PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJones, J.

We hold that, if the requirements set forth in *221subdivision 7 of section 70-a of the Executive Law are met, there need be no showing of "organized crime activity” to authorize the Deputy Attorney-General in charge of the Organized Crime Task Force to appear before a Grand Jury. We thus differentiate sharply from the showing prerequisite to the issuance of office subpoenas under subdivision 4 of section 70-a (Matter of Sussman v New York State Organized Crime Task Force, 39 NY2d 227).*

The legislative findings disclose that the objective behind the enactment of section 70-a was to reach and…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Sussman v. New York State Organized Crime Task ForceNew York Court of Appeals · 1976

3Cited by41 opinions

  1. B. T. Productions, Inc. v. BarrNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
  2. Della Pietra v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
  3. Commonwealth v. ThorpeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
  4. People v. CheslerNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  5. Sussman v. New York State Organized Crime Task ForceNew York Court of Appeals · 1976

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