Legal Opinion

In re City of Buffalo

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

Decided April 7, 1977PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGoldman, J.

Petitioner, the City of Buffalo, appeals from County Court’s denial of its application to inspect the minutes of the December, 1972 Erie County Grand Jury. The inspection motion was opposed by the District Attorney of Erie County.

The present dispute had its genesis when the Grand Jury, *48following an extensive investigation of a so-called "no-show” job scandal involving Buffalo municipal employees, successfully petitioned the Erie County Court for an order permitting disclosure to the Mayor of Buffalo of the names of 41 Grand Jury witnesses who had, in the Grand Jury’s opinion, been paid by the…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. United States v. Procter & Gamble Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
  2. Mtr. Lezette v. Bd. of Educ., HudsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
  3. People v. Di NapoliNew York Court of Appeals · 1970
  4. People Ex Rel. Hirschberg v. Board of SupervisorsNew York Court of Appeals · 1929
  5. Matter of QuinnNew York Court of Appeals · 1944

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. In re District AttorneyNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. United States v. MichiganCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
  3. Jones v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
  4. United States v. State Of MichiganCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
  5. Concerned Area Residents for the Environment v. Southview FarmDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 1993

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