People v. Dykeman

OPINION OF THE COURT

Dennis K. McDermott, J.

The defendant stands accused by indictment of aggravated driving while intoxicated, a class E felony, as well as misdemeanor counts of driving while intoxicated and endangering the welfare of a child. As part of the relief granted on the defendant’s omnibus pretrial motions, the court has made an in camera inspection of the transcript of the grand jury presentation and, for the reasons that follow, must now dismiss the indictment.

Three witnesses testified to the grand jury: the defendant’s mother who had called the 911 center to report that the…