Legal Opinion
People v. Lopez
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 5, 1992PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Yesawich, Jr., J.*
The issue presented is whether an affidavit, submitted to a Grand Jury pursuant to CPL 190.30 (3), wherein the owner states in conclusory terms the worth of allegedly stolen property and the amount of physical damage to it, without indicating the basis for that valuation, can sustain an indictment where value is an element of the offense charged. We hold that it does not.
A Queens County Grand Jury indicted defendant for offenses arising out of his August 8, 1990 arrest while in possession of a stolen 1985 Pontiac owned by Pedro Medina. The car had *404a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- People v. ClarkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
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