People v. Hogan

OPINION OF THE COURT

Thomas Rainbow Morse, J.

The above defendants are facing felony charges before this court in cases which are unremarkable in and of themselves. The cases are important, however, because they have arisen at a time when the traditional Rochester City Court procedure regarding felony complaints has been altered dramatically as a result of our District Attorney’s newly enacted preliminary hearing policy1 as well as a recent decision by Justice Bellini dismiss*153ing a felony complaint. Accordingly, because my colleagues and I are now being asked to answer questions heretofore…