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PEOPLE v. HALL

48 N.Y.2d 927 (1979)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. James Hall, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided December 13, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David W. Perfetti for appellant.

Robert F. Jones, District Attorney (Karen F. McGee of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and MEYER concur in memorandum.

MEMORANDUM.

The order of the County Court should be reversed and the information dismissed.

It is a fundamental and nonwaivable jurisdictional prerequisite that an information state the crime with which the defendant is charged and the particular facts constituting that crime (People v Case, 42 N.Y.2d 98, 99; People v Harper, 37 N.Y.2d 96, 99; People v McGuire,

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