Pubdate: Wed, 10 May 2000 Source: New York Daily News (NY) Copyright: 2000 Daily News, L.P. Contact: 450 W. 33rd St., New York, N.Y. 10001 Website: http://www.nydailynews.com/ Forum: http://www.nydailynews.com/manual/news/e_the_people/e_the_people.htm Author: Salvatore Arena JUDGE HITS RUDY ON DORISMOND DRUG TEST LEAK A state judge blasted Mayor Giuliani yesterday for blabbing to the media about marijuana traces found in the body of Patrick Dorismond, the unarmed black man killed by an undercover cop March 16. Ruling in a suit filed by Dorismond's mother, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Louise Gruner Gans said Marie Dorismond could seek the release of the toxicology findings because they already are so widely known. She said giving the family the report would not damage a grand jury investigation into the death. "The results of the toxicology report were leaked to the public anonymously and then confirmed and publicly discussed by the mayor and repeatedly quoted by the media," Gans said in a 10-page decision. "The mayor in his official capacity permitted the wide dissemination of the toxicology results into the public domain," she added. "Moreover, the mayor's discussion of its content made the unconfirmed report credible." But the judge denied Marie Dorismond's request for a copy of the full autopsy report because her son's death is still under investigation. Dorismond, a 26-year-old guard, was shot to death outside a midtown Manhattan bar during an altercation with police. "Patrick's family is quite obviously upset and offended by the mayor's action in tarnishing his name unjustly," said Derek Sells, an attorney for Marie Dorismond. A mayoral spokesman declined comment on the ruling, as did Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau's office, which fought the release of the autopsy results. Sells said his client has formally notified the city that she intends to file a wrongful death suit. - --- MAP posted-by: Doc-Hawk