Jewett v. Ames

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (initiated in this Court pursuant to CPLR 506 [b] [1]) seeking to prohibit respondent Cortland County Judge from enforcing a discovery order compelling petitioner to disclose, inter alia, a rape victim’s sexual history in an underlying criminal action.

In January 2000, respondent Albert Butler (hereinafter defendant) was indicted by a Cortland County Grand Jury and charged with, inter alia, rape in the first degree. Following his arraignment, defendant served upon the People a demand to produce pursuant to CPL 240.20 requiring, inter alia, evidence of the…