Legal Opinion
Whitehead v. District Attorney of Columbia County
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 13, 2001PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCarpinello, J.
Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Connor, J.), entered October 17, 2000 in Greene County, which granted petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, to compel respondent to return a certain motor vehicle seized by the State Police and for respondent to pay towing and storage charges.
Petitioner owns an automobile which was seized in October 1999 in connection with an attempted murder investigation in Columbia County. At issue on appeal is a judgment of Supreme Court (186 Misc 2d 372) which ordered respondent to return this vehicle to petitioner, primarily…
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- People v. GrayAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- Whitehead v. District Attorney of Columbia CountyNew York Supreme Court · 2000
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