People v. Giordano
New York Court of General Session of the Peace
Motion by the defendant, after conviction of murder in the first degree and appeal therefrom to the Court of Appeals, to inspect the minutes of the grand jury for the purpose of moving to dismiss the indictment.
1Opinion of the CourtNott, J.
On October 5, 1916, one Verrazano was murdered in the county of New York. On *63May 1, 1918, the defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree, in .that he procured others to murder Verrazanó. On May 16, 1918, he appealed to the Court of Appeals, and pending that appeal has made several motions for a new trial on the ground of newly discovered evidence, which motions have been denied. 106 Misc. Rep. 235. He now for the first time moves to inspect the minutes of the grand jury which indicted him, for the purpose, should such inspection be granted, of subsequently moving to dismiss the…
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