1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. N.Y.3d
  4. 25 N.Y.3d
  5. 25 N.Y.3d 1011 (2015)
 

MATTER OF SOARES v. CARTER

No. 70

25 N.Y.3d 1011 (2015)

32 N.E.3d 390

10 N.Y.S.3d 175

2015 NY Slip Op 03879

In the Matter of P. DAVID SOARES, as District Attorney of Albany County, Respondent, v. WILLIAM A. CARTER, as Judge of the City Court of Albany, Appellant, and COLIN DONNARUMA et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Decided May 7, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Stewart Jones , PLLC, Troy ( James C. Knox of counsel), for appellant.

P. David Soares , District Attorney, Albany ( Christopher D. Horn and Vincent Stark of counsel), for P. David Soares , respondent.

Law Office of Mark S. Mishler, P.C., Albany ( Mark S. Mishler of counsel), and Kindlon Shanks & Associates, Albany ( Kathy Manley of counsel), for Colin Donnaruma and others, respondents.

Frank A. Sedita, III , Morrie I. Kleinbart and Tammy J. Smiley for District Attorneys Association of the State of New York, amicus curiae.

Chief Judge LIPPMAN and Judges READ, PIGOTT, RIVERA, ABDUS-SALAAM and FAHEY concur; Judge STEIN taking no part.

OPINION OF THE COURT

MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, without costs.

The underlying prosecution in this matter stems from defendants' participation in protest demonstrations in the City of Albany in support of the Occupy Movement. Defendants were arrested and charged with disorderly conduct. In addition, one of the defendants was charged with resisting arrest. The Albany County District Attorney offered each defendant...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases