People v. Hopkins

OPINION OF THE COURT

Harold J. Rothwax, J.

The defendant moves to dismiss count two of the indictment, which charges the crime of bribe receiving in the second degree, on the ground that the Grand Jury and this court lack geographical jurisdiction over the offense charged.

The People’s theory of the case, as reflected in the indictment, is as follows:

Bernard B. Landers was a public accountant in private practice in the Syracuse area, who did contract work for the State Department of Law (the Attorney-General’s Office). Upon learning that another accounting firm in his area had been given work by…