Legal Opinion
Brostoff v. Berkman
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 31, 1992PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The judgment of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, without costs.
Petitioner, an Assistant District Attorney, refused to obey respondent, an Acting Justice of Supreme Court presiding at a calendar call, when she ordered the prosecutor to leave the well area of her courtroom. The verbal exchanges and actions that led the Justice to hold the prosecutor in summary criminal contempt are described in the Appellate Division writings (170 AD2d 364).
Petitioner’s statements and conduct, as reflected in the record before us, satisfied the prerequisites for…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Balter v. ReganNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Williams v. CorneliusNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
- Kunstler v. GalliganNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
- Kunstler v. GalliganAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
3Cited by18 opinions
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