Gold v. Shapiro — 45 N.Y.2d 849

Majority

p. 849

In the Matter of Eugene Gold, as District Attorney of Kings County, Respondent, v J. Irwin Shapiro, as Associate Justice of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Second Judicial Department, Respondent, and Walfredo Gonzalez, Appellant.

Argued September 13, 1978;

decided October 19, 1978

p. 850

APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL

Carol Berkman and William E. Hellerstein for appellant.

Eugene Gold, District Attorney (Richard A. Finkel of counsel), respondent pro se.

Richard Emery for New York Civil Liberties Union, amicus curiae.

Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney-General (Samuel A. Hirshowitz and Gerald J. Ryan of counsel), in his statutory capacity pursuant to section 71 of the Executive Law.

p. 851

OPINION OF THE COURT

Judgment affirmed, without costs, on the opinion by Mr. Justice Samuel Rabin at the Appellate Division ( 62 AD2d 62 ).

Concur: Chief Judge Breitel and Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler, Fuchsberg and Cooke.

Cases cited

Gold v. Shapiro 62 AD2d 62 N.Y. App. Div. 1978-04-07 p. 851

Statutes and regulations cited

Executive Law p. 850