Legal Opinion
People v. Spearman
New York Supreme Court
Decided April 5, 1985PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
D. Bruce Crew, III, J.
Defendant moves to inspect the Grand Jury minutes and to dismiss the indictment on the grounds that the evidence before the Grand Jury was not legally sufficient to support the charges contained therein and that the Grand Jury proceeding failed to conform to the requirements of CPL article 190.
The indictment in the case at bar accuses the defendant, in 17 counts, of sexual abuse in the first degree and endangering the welfare of a child, the victims in each case being children under 11 years of age. Lack of consent of the victim is an element of the…
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