People v. Jordan

OPINION OF THE COURT

Joseph Cohen, J.

Motion by defendant for an inspection of the Grand Jury minutes and dismissal of the indictment, being oral and not on notice to the People, is denied in all respects.

For over a year, following the 1980 amendment of CPL 210.30, the District Attorney of Bronx County had consented to such motions being oral and without notice. Upon such consents thousands of sets of Grand Jury minutes have been examined and many indictments have been dismissed, some finally and some with leave to re-present (and some of these have not been re-presented).

Now, however, the…