People v. Menchetti

OPINION OF THE COURT

Alexander, J.

This appeal requires us to consider the circumstances under which a criminal defendant may waive indictment consistent with the requirements of article I, § 6 of the State Constitution and article 195 of the Criminal Procedure Law. We conclude that because a defendant is held for the action of a Grand Jury on both the offense charged in the felony complaint as well as its lesser included offenses, a waiver of indictment by plea to a superior court information charging only a lesser included offense comports with the constitutional and statutory requirements…