Legal Opinion

County of Nassau v. Sullivan

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

Decided December 27, 1993PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Bracken, J. P.

The question to be resolved here is whether, in a criminal prosecution, the District Attorney is required to turn over documents in the possession of another public agency, and not within the District Attorney’s actual or constructive control.

Brad Sullivan has been charged with assault in the third degree. This criminal prosecution is pending in the District Court, Nassau County. The complaining witness has commenced a civil action against the County of Nassau alleging, inter alia, that Mr. Sullivan’s alleged assault on her was accomplished with the…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. People v. RosarioNew York Court of Appeals · 1961
  3. People v. GissendannerNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
  4. People v. RanghelleNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  5. People v. FlynnNew York Court of Appeals · 1992

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Brown v. JosephAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  2. Sabol v. PeopleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  3. Shay v. MullenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  4. In re Bernard C.New York City Family Court · 1996
  5. Suffolk County Medical Examiner v. GuidoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995

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