People v. Roe

In People v. Roe, 165 Misc.2d 554, (Sup. Ct. Bronx Cty. 1995), a case in which both criminal and civil actions were commenced against a defendant for an alleged scheme to defraud the New York State Medicaid system, the court held that, pursuant to CPL 160.50 (1), the interests of justice warranted not sealing the criminal matter because those records "are essential to enable the State to meet its burden of proof in the civil case and should not be sealed for that reason." (Roe, id. at 560.)