Judge Orders Inquiry In Dorismond Case

Invoking a rarely used city law, a state Supreme Court judge yesterday ordered a court probe into Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's release of police shooting victim Patrick Dorismond's sealed criminal record.

Public Advocate Mark Green had requested the probe, called a summary judicial inquiry, to determine whether Giuliani "violated or neglected his duties" by releasing the records in violation of state law "and his oath of office."

Dorismond, a 26-year-old security guard, was unarmed when an undercover police detective fatally shot him March 16 in Manhattan. A fight broke out when Dorismond angrily rebuffed a query by undercover officers on where they could buy marijuana. No criminal charges were filed against Det. Anthony Vasquez, who shot Dorismond once in the chest.

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