People v. Rafferty

OPINION OF THE COURT

Steven W. Fisher, J.

The principal question presented on these motions to dismiss is whether the lessee of a vehicle may be charged with stealing the car while the lease is still in effect. The precise issue appears to be one of first impression in this State.

Charged jointly with grand larceny in the third and fourth degrees and conspiracy in the fifth degree, the defendants each filed a motion to inspect the Grand Jury minutes and to dismiss the indictment on the ground that the evidence before the Grand Jury was not legally sufficient to establish the offenses charged or…