Criminal Law · MBE-tested
In the Matter of Arnold W. Proskin, as District Attorney of Albany County
40 A.D.2d 573·New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division·1972·NY
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Opinion
(July 28, 1972)
In the Matter of Arnold W. Proskin, as District Attorney of Albany County.
[MAJORITY]
Application pursuant to sections 478 and 484 of the Judiciary Law for approval of a program permitting law school graduates who have taken the Bar examination to act under supervision as counsel to the District Attorney of Albany County. Application granted upon the following terms and conditions: 1. Appointees shall be called criminal law associates and shall be authorized (a) to conduct investigations, perform legal research and prepare briefs and memorandums of law; (b) in inferior courts in Albany County, to perform the duties of an Assistant District Attorney in connection with preliminary hearings, arraignments, pleas, senteneings, and the conduct of non jury trials in cases involving offenses and misdemeanors; and (e) in superior courts in Albany County, when accompanied by an Assistant District Attorney and under his supervision, to perform the duties of an Assistant District Attorney at arraignments, pleas, senteneings, and post-conviction proceedings. 2. The order shall specify the individuals to be so appointed. Herlihy, P. J., Staley, Jr., Greenblott, Cooke, Sweeney, Simons, Kane and Reynolds, JJ., concur.