PEOPLE v. TORO


147 Misc.2d 991 (1990)

The People of the State of New York, Plaintiff, v. Pete Toro and Tyrone Williams, Defendants.

Supreme Court, Bronx County.

May 14, 1990


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert T. Johnson, District Attorney (Stella Terhune of counsel), for plaintiff. Larry Sheehan for Pete Toro, defendant. Daryl Semple for Tyrone Williams, defendant.


DOMINIC R. MASSARO, J.

The instant motion presents the rare question of whether an indictment is fatally defective where it does not mention the defendant's name in its body. The court finds that if the indictment otherwise fulfills its statutory purpose the omission is curable.

Here, the People move pursuant to CPL 200.70 (1) to amend the first and third counts of indictment No. 5168/89, to add that...

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