Legal Opinion

Franklin v. Keller

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided October 8, 1998PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Walter Schackman, J.), entered August 8, 1996, which denied petitioner’s application to compel respondent Assistant District Attorney to disclose certain documents under the Freedom of Information Law, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Assuming arguendo that petitioner is entitled to documents containing statements given to the police by the complaining witness against him in his criminal trial, he is not, absent a showing that such documents are no longer available to him, entitled to material that was previously provided to his attorney(s)…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Huston v. TurkelAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  2. Swinton v. Record Access Officers for New York Police DepartmentAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  3. Scarola v. MorgenthauAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Brightley v. LaiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  2. Matter of Pendell v. Columbia County Dist. Attorney's Off.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2018

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