People v. Burgett

Memorandum:

The County Judge who passed upon appellant’s application was disqualified by reason of the fact that he was District Attorney of Ontario County at the time of appellant’s conviction. (Judiciary Law, § 14; People v. Morgan, 277 App. Div. 956; People v. Wurzler, 300 N. Y. 344.) In view of this disqualification he could not decide whether or not the matter was res judicata and lacked capacity to make the order appealed from. (Cf. Oakley v. Aspinwall, 3 N. Y. 547.) We do not pass upon the *874issue of res judicata. It appears that appellant has never had the benefit of a review by an…