MATTER OF DENTES v. ROWLEY


285 A.D.2d 804 (2001)

727 N.Y.S.2d 761

In the Matter of GEORGE M. DENTES, as District Attorney of the County of Tompkins, Petitioner, v. JOHN C. ROWLEY, as County Judge of Tompkins County, et al., Respondents.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.

Decided July 12, 2001.


Rose, J.

Based on the discovery of cocaine in the pocket of a coat, respondent James Brome was indicted for, inter alia, criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree. Brome's possession or ownership of the coat proved to be a crucial issue in the prosecution of that charge. Following the first day of trial, at which petitioner personally appeared for the prosecution, an Assistant District Attorney in the presence of petitioner and another...

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