Mellion v. Edelstein

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 by James H. Mellion, Executive Assistant District Attorney of Rockland County, to prohibit the respondent, a County Court Judge, from accepting guilty pleas, without the consent of the District Attorney, in the cases of People v Torres and People v Bermudez, now pending before him, and to compel respondent to vacate any pleas already taken in such cases. Petition granted, on the law, without costs or disbursements, and respondent is directed to vacate the pleas of guilty already accepted by him from the defendants Torres and Bermudez. Aurea Torres and…