Legal Opinion
Whitley v. Cioffi
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 22, 1980PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Fein, J.
Petitioner was indicted on February 22, 1979, on five counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third and eighth degrees, stemming from the sale of heroin to an undercover policeman. After arraignment he was released on parole pending trial.
The action was calendared for jury trial in May, 1979. On January 11, 1980, it was marked ready and passed for trial by respondent Cioffi in petitioner’s presence, and adjourned to January 17. On the adjourned date Justice Cioffi advised petitioner and an associate of his counsel that the trial was to…
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