Legal Opinion
People v. Leonard
New York Court of General Session of the Peace
Decided February 17, 1960PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtIrwin D. Davidson, J.
The defendant here moves to inspect the Grand Jury minutes, or, in the alternative, to dismiss the indictment. He contends that this court does not have jurisdiction of the crimes charged in the indictment on the ground that he committed no act in the State of New York which would subject him to such jurisdiction.
The three-count indictment charges the defendant with the crimes of coercion in violation of section 530 of the Penal Law; of suppressing evidence in violation of section 814 of the Penal *301Law; and of preventing and dissuading a witness from attending in violation of section 2441 of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Hyde v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Brown v. ElliottSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- People v. WerblowNew York Court of Appeals · 1925
- Smith v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1937
- People v. . ZayasNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
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3Cited by4 opinions
- People v. Moyer.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1983
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- People v. GriffenNew York Supreme Court · 1983