In re Conti

OPINION OF THE COURT

Petitioner was charged with misconduct in connection with the disposition of two speeding tickets. Additionally, he was charged with having improperly dismissed, or adjourned in contemplation of dismissal, some 31 cases without having given notice to the prosecutor as required by CPL 170.45, 170.55 and 210.45. Following a hearing in which petitioner and a number of other witnesses gave testimony, the Judicial Conduct Commission sustained the charges and found that the proven acts of misconduct had been exacerbated by petitioner’s patently false explanations for his…