People v. Herrmans
New York County Courts
Motion to dismiss an. indictment on the ground that it was found by an illegally constituted grand jury.
1Opinion of the CourtSweetland, J.
At the September, 1910, term of the Supreme Court held in and for Tompkins county, the grand jury presented an indictment against the defendant, charging him with the crime of assault in the second degree. The indictment was presented by the foreman of the grand jury to the court and there filed. A roll call of the grand jury then disclosed the fact that but fifteen grand jurors were in attendance, including the foreman. The defendant was not present in court at that time, and an order was made by the Supreme Court sending the indictment to the County Court. Upon *102arraignment in County Court,…
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