People v. Rossi

OPINION OF THE COURT

Martin I. Kaminsky, J.

This action raises a novel question regarding the 1985 amendment to CPL 100.25 (2). CPL 100.25 (2) provides that a defendant who has been arraigned under a simplified information is entitled to receive, "upon a timely request”, a supporting deposition of the complainant police officer or public *617servant, containing the "allegations of fact” that allegedly provide "reasonable cause to believe that the defendant committed the offense or offenses charged”. Prior to 1985, the statute directed that the supporting deposition be "served upon him”, i.e., the…