People v. Wood
New York Court of General Session of the Peace
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
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- People v. . SweeneyNew York Court of Appeals · 1914
- In re MontgomeryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908
- People v. HydeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1913
- People v. MartinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903
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