People v. Fulton

OPINION OF THE COURT

John D. Doyle, J.

CPL 190.50 (5) (a) provides, in pertinent part, that "[w]hen a *361criminal charge against a person is being * * * submitted to a grand jury, such person has a right to appear before such grand jury as a witness in his own behalf if, prior to the filing of any indictment * * * he serves upon the district attorney of the county a written notice making such request and stating an address to which communications may be sent” (emphasis added). The question presented in this case is whether counsel for the defendant complied with the statutory requirement that…