MATTER OF KLEIN v. MURTAGH


44 A.D.2d 465 (1974)

In the Matter of Frank R. Klein, Petitioner, v. John M. Murtagh et al., Respondents. Norman Archer, Intervenor In the Matter of Leon Wasserberger, Petitioner, v. Justices of the New York Supreme Court of Queens County et al., Respondents. Norman Archer, Intervenor

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

May 20, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shea, Gould, Climenko & Kramer (Milton S. Gould and Ronald H. Alenstein of counsel), for Frank R. Klein, petitioner.

Gasthalter & Pollok for Leon Wasserberger, petitioner.

Irving Anolik for intervenor.

Maurice H. Nadjari, Deputy Attorney-General — Special State Prosecutor (Stephen P. Sawyer and Walter F. Bottger of counsel), respondent in person.

Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney-General, for John M. Murtagh, respondent.

SHAPIRO, Acting P. J., and COHALAN, J., concur with MUNDER, J., SHAPIRO, Acting P. J., with a separate opinion, in which COHALAN and MUNDER, JJ., concur. CHRIST, J., dissents and votes to grant the petitions, with an opinion, in which BENJAMIN, J., concurs.


MUNDER, J.

The proceeding by petitioner Frank R. Klein, pursuant to article 78 of the CPLR in the nature of prohibition, is to prevent the respondents from prosecuting him under an indictment returned by the Extraordinary Special Grand Jury in Queens County. Two others also named in the indictment, Leon Wasserberger and Norman Archer, are seeking the same relief. Wasserberger has brought a separate article 78...

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