"When a district attorney exercises his or her discretion in invoking the jurisdiction of the court by pursuing a prosecution, as was done in this case, he or she may not simply walk away from the case and abandon it," Albany City Court Judge William Carter said.
November 30, 2012 at 12:00 AM
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ALBANY - A City Court judge has threatened the local district attorney with contempt if he does not follow through on the misdemeanor prosecution of a protester involved in last year’s “Occupy Albany” demonstration.
Judge William Carter (See Profile) said in People v. Donnaruma, 12-215770, that Albany County District Attorney David Soares cannot simply abandon a case he initiated.
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