People v. Joseph W.F.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Stephen G. Crane, J.

Complainant, in this prosecution for assault, third degree, and aggravated harassment, moves pursuant to CPL 160.50 to unseal “all official transcripts, records and papers, including judgment, decisions, opinions, records and briefs relating to” the defendant’s arrest and prosecution. He was acquitted after trial before me. While the notice of motion seeks unsealing of all records, the affidavit in support of the motion, made by complainant’s lawyer, addresses only the transcript of the trial. The transcript of a trial is, indeed, within the scope of a…