PEOPLE v. PATTERSON


148 Misc.2d 528 (1990)

The People of the State of New York, Plaintiff, v. Franklin Patterson, Defendant. The People of the State of New York, Plaintiff, v. Nixon Patterson, Defendant. The People of the State of New York, Plaintiff, v. John Speicher, Defendant.

Criminal Court of the City of New York, Kings County.

September 26, 1990


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joyce B. David for Franklin Patterson, defendant. Estelle Jana Roond for Nixon Patterson, defendant. Louis D. Schwartz for John Speicher, defendant. Charles J. Hynes, District Attorney (Janice Russo of counsel), for plaintiff.


MICHAEL A. GARY, J.

CPL 170.50* provides two grounds for dismissal by a local criminal court of a prosecutor's information filed at the direction of a Grand Jury: first, because the evidence before the Grand Jury was legally insufficient (CPL 170.50 [1] [a]) and second, because the Grand Jury proceeding was defective (CPL 170.50 [1] [b]).

Defendants Franklin and Nixon Patterson...

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