People v. Czajka

Defendant was convicted in Justice’s Court of the Town of Cheektowaga, Erie County, of a traffic offense. The complainant was a police officer of the town and the prosecutor was the Deputy Town Attorney who appeared over the objection of the defendant-appellant. The latter urges here that his conviction was invalid because the prosecutor lacked authority. It is no longer open to question that petty crimes or offenses of this nature may be prosecuted in courts of special sessions by administrative officers and attorneys other than the District Attorney (People v. DeLeyden, 10 N Y 2d 293;…