People v. Etheridge

OPINION OF THE COURT

John P. Collins, J.

The defendant moves (1) pursuant to CPL 30.30 to dismiss a felony complaint; (2) to relitigate a court order requiring handwriting exemplars; and (3) to suppress physical evidence.

Etheridge — no novice in our courts — is charged with criminal possession of stolen property, forgery and criminal possession of forged instruments in accusatory instruments filed in the Criminal Court on January 3, 1980. In September, 1980, a preliminary hearing was held. After a finding that there was reasonable cause to believe that the defendant committed at least one…