Legal Opinion
Landau v. Hynes
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 17, 1979PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Jasen, J.
On this appeal, appellants challenge the authority of respondent Deputy Attorney-General Hynes to investigate possible Medicaid fraud and criminal conduct within hospitals and to issue Grand Jury subpoenas duces tecum in furtherance of his office’s duty to prosecute such activity. To resolve the issue whether respondent possesses the requisite authority for this investigation, our inquiry focuses necessarily upon the language of subdivision 3 of section 63 of the Executive Law — the statute which respondent claims provides a sufficient basis to authorize his…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Sussman v. New York State Organized Crime Task ForceNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- People v. Tru-Sport Publishing Co.New York Supreme Court · 1936
- People v. TomaselloNew York Court of Appeals · 1967
- Friedman v. Hi-Li Manor Home for AdultsNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Virag v. HynesNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- McGinley v. HynesNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Additional January 1979 Grand Jury of Albany Supreme Court v. DoeNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- People v. GilmourNew York Court of Appeals · 2002
- People v. FoxAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
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