Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK ex rel. HIRAM C. TODD, Special Assistant Attorney-General, Petitioner, v. Honorable PHILIP A. BRENNAN, Indi Motion granted. A court has no power to make rulings on evidence to be offered at a trial to be held in a court of co-ordinate jurisdiction. This court does not decide the question of admissibility of the proof which was discussed on the argument.