Legal Opinion
Dwyer v. Wilcox
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 3, 1983PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court at Trial Term (Prior, Jr., J.), entered September 1, 1982 in Rensselaer County, which granted petitioner’s motion to quash a subpoena requiring him to appear and testify before the Rensselaer County Grand Jury. In the course of its investigation of possible criminality by individuals who had obtained the release of certain prisoners from the Rensselaer County Jail before the expiration of their sentences, certain records revealed that petitioner, in his official capacity as Rensselaer County Judge, had signed early release orders, not only for…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Matter of Hirshfield v. CraigNew York Court of Appeals · 1924
- Additional January 1979 Grand Jury of Albany Supreme Court v. DoeNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
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