People v. Harris

OPINION OF THE COURT

Anne G. Feldman, J.

This decision is an amplification of a ruling made orally from the Bench prior to the start of the trial. Defendant moves to dismiss the indictment on several grounds: He claims that counts 1 through 17 are multiplicitous; that counts 7 and 8 unconstitutionally duplicate the same aggravating factor; and that the integrity of the Grand Jury was impaired by inadmissible and prejudicial testimony, by denying defendant a counseled opportunity to decide whether to testify before the Grand Jury, and by providing the Grand Jury inadequate time to deliberate.

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