People v. Rosenberg

We are called upon to determine whether the Attorney-General, acting through a deputy appointed by him as Special Prosecutor by virtue of the authority vested by Executive Order No. 58 (9 NYCRR 1.58),1 may prosecute an indictment obtained against a lawyer, who, while representing a defendant in a criminal case, is charged with having attempted, with the apparent aid of a law secretary to a Supreme Court Justice, to obtain a sum of money from his client by falsely representing that he could corruptly influence the outcome of the case.

The Appellate Division, Second Department, entertaining…