People v. O'Gorman

The defendants move to dismiss the indictment against them upon the ground that it is based in a material part upon privileged communications between a certified social worker and clients in violation of CPLR 4508 and for the additional reason that, in any event, the defendants did not receive any moneys to which they would not otherwise have been entitled. ¡

The defendants, husband and wife, were on public assistance from August 1, 1968 to August 31, 1974 and then from September 29, 1975 to the date on which the case was presented. During that period they received income and shelter…