Rottenberg v. Rottenberg

This is an application for a certificate of reasonable doubt, which is authorized only after conviction in a criminal case. (Matter of Giroffi, 283 App. Div. 890.) Both *1032sides have candidly admitted they are in doubt as to whether this is the proper remedy because they are unable to conclude whether article II-A (L. 1960, ch. 770, eff. April 21,1960) of the Nassau County District Court Act (L. 1939, chs. 274, 718, .719, 720) under which the defendant was tried, is a penal or civil' statute. They ask for a clarification and determination of the-purpose, intent and meaning of that statute.

The…