| Matter of Holley v Hyun-Chin Kim |
| 2025 NY Slip Op 05682 [242 AD3d 988] |
| October 15, 2025 |
| Appellate Division, Second Department |
| Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. |
| In the Matter of Edward Holley,
Petitioner, v Hyun-Chin Kim, a Judge of the County Court, Orange Court, et al., Respondents. |
Eli Davis Siems, Newburgh, NY (Christopher Brennan Sevier and Paul N. Weber of counsel), for petitioner.
Letitia James, Attorney General, New York, NY (Charles F. Sanders of counsel), for respondent Hyun-Chin Kim.
Julia D. Cornachio Law, PLLC, Hopewell Junction, NY (Julia D. Cornachio, named herein as Julia Cornachio, pro se of counsel), for respondent Julia Cornachio.
Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 in the nature of prohibition to prohibit the respondents from retrying the petitioner in a criminal action entitled People v Holley, pending in the County Court, Orange County, under indictment No. 70063/24, on the ground that to do so would subject him to double jeopardy.
Adjudged that the petition is denied and the proceeding is dismissed on the merits, without costs or disbursements.
"Because of its extraordinary nature, prohibition is available only where there is a clear legal right, and then only when a court—in cases where judicial authority is challenged—acts or threatens to act either without jurisdiction or in excess of its authorized powers" (Matter of Holtzman v Goldman, 71 NY2d 564, 569 [1988]; see Matter of Rush v Mordue, 68 NY2d 348, 352 [1986]). The petitioner has failed to demonstrate a clear legal right to the relief sought. Dillon, J.P., Warhit, Landicino and Hom, JJ., concur.