Buckson v. Harris

— Casey, J.

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (initiated in this court pursuant to CPLR 506 [b] [1]) to vacate an order of respondent Albany County Judge which directed petitioner to refrain from driving a motor vehicle as a condition of bail.

In this proceeding in the nature of prohibition, petitioner, who was indicted on charges of driving while intoxicated as a felony and has a number of prior alcohol-related traffic offenses, contends that respondent Albany County Judge lacked the authority to suspend petitioner’s privilege to operate a motor vehicle as a condition of the pretrial…