People v. Ware

OPINION OF THE COURT

Martin Marcus, J.

This decision considers whether, pursuant to a statutory amendment effective September 1, 1990, a defendant may bring a motion to "inspect and reduce” an indictment when his motion to "inspect and dismiss” that same indictment was made and denied long before the amendment’s effective date.

On April 17, 1989, a five-count indictment was filed against the defendant, the top count of which charged him with robbery in the second degree. That count alleges that on or about February 7, 1989, the defendant forcibly stole money from another person and that "in the…