Criminal Court of the City of New York January 10, 1983 (People v. Cassidy)

OPINION OF THE COURT

Herbert Kramer, J.

These matters arise out of an alleged assault. (Penal Law, § 120.00.) Each of the purported combatants is in turn both complainant and defendant, hence the term “cross complaint.”

In this posture, the District Attorney of this county is both the accuser of the defendant and the protector of the victim.