People v. Sanchez

OPINION OF THE COURT

Edward C. Alfano, J.

The issues presented in both of these cases are whether the District Attorney is obligated to instruct the Grand Jury as to the requirement of corroboration, and what, if any, is the proper remedy for the failure to so instruct.

In both cases the court has dismissed the indictments on the ground that the People failed to instruct the Grand Jury as to the requirement of corroboration.

The District Attorney moves to reargue this court’s decision in each of these cases. The motion to reargue is granted. The following decision is substituted for this court’s…