Legal Opinion

People v. Wood

New York Court of General Session of the Peace

Decided February 15, 1916PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Motion for an inspection of the minutes of the grand jury.

1Opinion of the Court

¡Wadhams, J.:

Motion is made for an inspection of the minutes of the grand *242jury. The indictment charges that the defendant Wood “ did feloniously ask and offer to receive of and from the said Union Switch and Signal Company and the said Sidney G. Johnson a bribe ® The granting of a motion to inspect the minutes of the grand jury is a matter of discretion, but the discretion is not to be exercised arbitrarily nor without good reason shown by the moving party.

Certain rules are recognized as governing the application; the defendant is not entitled to'an examination of the minutes of the grand…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. People v. . GlenNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
  2. People v. . SweeneyNew York Court of Appeals · 1914
  3. In re MontgomeryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908
  4. People v. HydeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1913
  5. People v. MartinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. People v. KeavinNew York Supreme Court · 1924
  2. People v. Moskowitz, New York County Courts1922
  3. People v. WalburnNew York Supreme Court · 1916

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