Legal Opinion
In re Grand Jury Applications for Court-Ordered Subpoenas & Nondisclosure Orders
New York Supreme Court
Decided December 27, 1988PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Carol Berkman, J.
The Honorable Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney of New York County, has applied ex parte for a number of orders in connection with ongoing or contemplated Grand Jury investigations. For the reasons set forth herein, notwithstanding this court’s recognition of the power and important function of the Grand Jury, these applications must be denied.
A recent burgeoning of applications for Grand Jury subpoenas and for nondisclosure orders has caused the three Judges primarily responsible for supervising Grand Juries in New York County (that is, the Judges…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Nichols v. Council on Judicial ComplaintsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
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3Cited by6 opinions
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