PEOPLE v. DAVIS


80 Misc.2d 301 (1975)

The People of the State of New York, Plaintiff, v. William Davis, Defendant.

Supreme Court, Criminal Term, Kings County.

January 14, 1975


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eugene Gold, District Attorney (James Math of counsel), for plaintiff. William Gallagher and Robert Kolb for defendant.


JOSEPH JASPAN, J.

The court's attention is being called, with increasing frequency, to the People's practice of permitting felony cases to be dismissed at scheduled preliminary hearings in the Criminal Court of the City of New York for lack of prosecution.

In some cases police officers or other witnesses are not readily available when needed, and in other cases the People prefer such a dismissal to...

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