PEOPLE v. GELFAND


131 Misc.2d 268 (1986)

The People of the State of New York, Plaintiff, v. Melvin Gelfand and Jeff Alexander, Defendants.

Supreme Court, Criminal Term, Kings County.

January 31, 1986


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth Holtzman, District Attorney (Jonathan Polonsky of counsel), for plaintiff. Beatrice Salten-Smith for Melvin Gelfand, defendant. John Janiec for Jeff Alexander, defendant.


RUTH MOSKOWITZ, J.

In this case, the court is asked to decide whether a second indictment filed more than six months after an indictment based on the same alleged criminal conduct was dismissed as defective due to an insufficient quorum in the Grand Jury must be dismissed because the People were not ready for trial within the applicable statutory period.

On June 20, 1984, indictment number 4161/83 was filed, charging the defendants herein with...

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