People v. Patterson

OPINION OF THE COURT

Michael A. Gary, J.

CPL 170.50* provides two grounds for dismissal by a local criminal court of a prosecutor’s information filed at the direction of a Grand Jury: first, because the evidence before the Grand Jury was legally insufficient (CPL 170.50 [1] [a]) and second, because the Grand Jury proceeding was defective (CPL 170.50 [1] [b]).

Defendants Franklin and Nixon Patterson allege that the prosecutor’s informations filed against them required dismissal on the first ground (legal insufficiency). In addition, *530they claim that if they are correct, CPL 170.50 also requires…