Legal Opinion
People v. Thompson
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 20, 2014PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Abdus-Salaam, J.
Defendant vigorously urged the second grand jury in this case to have the People call a particular witness to testify. After the two prosecutors presenting the case noted the vagaries of defendant’s request and asserted that the witness’s testimony would be irrelevant, the grand jurors voted on defendant’s request in accordance with CPL 190.50 (6) and declined to hear from the witness. Subsequently, the grand jury voted for an indictment supported by legally sufficient evidence establishing reasonable cause to believe that defendant had publicly executed a…
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- People v. ScarolaNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
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