Case Name: Rudolph Drayton, Petitioner, v. Gerald S. Held, as Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Kings, et al., Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1978-02-23
Citations: 61 A.D.2d 826
Docket Number: 
Parties: Rudolph Drayton, Petitioner, v Gerald S. Held, as Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Kings, et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 61
Pages: 826–826

Head Matter:
(February 23, 1978)
Rudolph Drayton, Petitioner, v Gerald S. Held, as Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Kings, et al., Respondents.

Opinion:
Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 to prohibit the further prosecution of petitioner under Kings County Indictment No. 821-1977 or, in the alternative, to disqualify the respondent Justice from further participation in the event of a retrial. Petition granted to the extent that the retrial should be held before a Justice other than the respondent Held. Proceeding otherwise dismissed on the merits, without costs or disbursements. While what occurred upon the first trial of the indictment must be deplored, the record makes it clear that petitioner was not prejudiced thereby and that the mistrial resulted from the granting of his motion for such relief. Upon the argument of this application, the District Attorney stipulated that, upon the retrial, he would call no witnesses other than those called by him on the first trial, unless the petitioner should call additional alibi witnesses. Damiani, J. P., Suozzi, Rabin and Shapiro, JJ., concur.