New York Court of Appeals
In the Matter of Philip Dondi v. Howard A. Jones, as Justice of the Extraordinary Special and Trial Term of the…
June 3, 197640 N.Y.2d 8
Summary
The Court of Appeals held that the Special Prosecutor possessed jurisdiction to prosecute Dondi for bribery of a police officer and that an article 78 prohibition was unavailable. Accordingly, the Court reversed the Appellate Division’s order granting prohibition and dismissed that portion of the petition, while affirming the remainder of the judgment. A dissent argued that the prohibition should be granted and the indictment dismissed.