People v. Meli

The defendant, an attorney, has been indicted on six counts, four of which are felonies and two misdemeanors, and moves to inspect the Grand Jury minutes and to dismiss the indictment as insufficient in law.

The indictment stems from the defendant’s alleged acts in aiding and abetting his codefendant, Meli, an attorney in the employ of the County Attorney’s office, in receiving a bribe to violate his (Meli’s) duty as a public officer and employee of the County of Nassau.

Bach of the provisions of the Penal Law and the Nassau County Government Law referred to in each of the counts of the…