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People v. Clark

Criminal Court of the City of New York

Decided April 5, 1984PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Alan D. Marrus, J.

Is it in the furtherance of justice to dismiss the defendant’s criminal case, where the People previously moved to adjourn the case in contemplation of dismissal and the defendant consented, but now the People have moved to restore the case to the calendar for the sole reason that the defendant has commenced a civil lawsuit against the civilian complainant that filed the criminal charges? The court holds that dismissal of the charges would be in the furtherance of justice.

The defendant, Cicily Clark, a 48-year-old licensed practical nurse since 1971 who…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Matter of Lyons v. GoldsteinNew York Court of Appeals · 1943
  2. Hollender v. Trump Village Cooperative, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1983
  3. Hassan v. Magistrates' CourtNew York Supreme Court · 1959
  4. Matter of McDonald v. SobelNew York Court of Appeals · 1947
  5. People v. SiragusaNassau County District Court · 1975

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. People v. VerardiCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1993
  2. People v. MeyersonCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1995
  3. People v. MiterkoNew York Supreme Court · 2000
  4. People v. Antis, New York County Courts1990

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