MATTER OF SCRANTON v. SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK


36 N.Y.2d 704 (1975)

In the Matter of Agnes Scranton, Appellant, v. Supreme Court of the State of New York et al., Respondents. (Two Proceedings.)

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided February 27, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eleanor Jackson Piel for appellant.

Richard H. Kuh, District Attorney (Jonathan Lovett and Lewis R. Friedman of counsel), respondent pro se.

Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney-General (Samuel A. Hirshowitz and David H. Berman of counsel), for Justices of Supreme Court, respondents.

Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and COOKE concur in memorandum.


MEMORANDUM.

The judgments of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, without costs. A claim of a denial of a speedy trial is not cognizable in an application pursuant to CPLR article 78 for a judgment prohibiting a District Attorney and the Justices of the Supreme Court from proceeding on an indictment. (Matter of Watts v. Supreme Ct. of State of N. Y., 28 N.Y.2d 714; Matter...

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