N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9 § 5.6

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 25, June 18, 2024

Section 5.6 - Executive order no. 6: requiring the attorney general to supersede the district attorney of otsego county with respect to the prosecution of the homicide allegations regarding colin hyde

To: The Honorable Dennis C. Vacco

The Attorney General of the State of New York

State Capitol

Albany, New York 12224

Pursuant to article IV, section three of the Constitution of the State of New York, the provisions of subdivision two of section 63 of the Executive Law and the statutes and law in such cases made and provided, I hereby require that you, the Attorney General of this State, as you deem appropriate and necessary after investigation, attend in person, or by one or more of your assistants or deputies, a term or terms of the Supreme Court to be held in and for the County of Otsego and that you, in person or by said assistants or deputies, appear before any grand jury drawn for any term or terms of said court, for the purpose of managing and conducting in said court and before said grand jury and said other grand juries any and all proceedings, examinations and inquiries and any and all criminal actions and proceedings which may be had or taken or before said grand jury and grand juries and proceedings which may be had or taken or before said grand jury and grand juries concerning or relating to:

(a) any and all unlawful acts or omissions or alleged acts or omissions relating to the killing of Ricky Parisian and any involvement that Colin Hyde may have had in those events;

(b) any other alleged crimes or unlawful acts or omissions related to or committed incident to these alleged crimes or unlawful acts or omissions, or discovered in the investigation or prosecution thereof; and

(c) any and all acts or omissions or alleged acts or omissions occurring heretofore or hereafter to obstruct, hinder or interfere with any inquiry, prosecution, trial or judgement pursuant to or connected with this requirement; and that you conduct, manage, prosecute and handle such other proper actions and proceedings relating thereto as may come before said terms of court, or any term of said court at which any and all indictments which may be found and which may hereafter be tried, pursuant to or in connection with this requirement, and in the event of any appeal or appeals or other proceedings connected herewith, to manage, prosecute, conduct and handle the same; and that in person or by your assistants or deputies you, as of the date hereof, supersede and in the place and stead of the District Attorney of the County of Otsego exercise all the powers and perform all the duties conferred upon you by statutes and law in such case made and provided and this requirement made hereunder, and that in such proceedings and actions the District Attorney of the County of Otsego shall exercise only such powers and perform such duties as are required of such District Attorney by you or your assistants or deputies so attending.

Pursuant to subdivision eight of section 63 of the Executive Law, I also find it to be in the public interest to require that you inquire into matters concerning the public peace, public safety and the public justice with respect to the subjects which are within the scope of this requirement, and I so direct you to do so in person or by your assistants or deputies and to have the powers and duties specified in such subdivision for the purposes of this requirement.

Pursuant to the provisions of subdivision two of section 63 of the Executive Law, all expenses incurred by the Attorney General in relation to the investigation and prosecution of the proceedings enumerated herein, including the salary or other compensation of all assistants and deputies employed shall be a charge upon the County of Otsego.

Signed: George E. PatakiDated: January 31, 1995

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 5.6