People v. Allies Boulevard Book Store, Inc.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Patrick D. Monserrate, J.

This is a motion by counsel for the jointly represented corporate defendants seeking the dismissal of the above-referenced indictments based upon the legal insufficiency of the evidence presented to the Grand Jury which indicted the defendant and further that the proceedings before that body were defective (CPL 210.20 [1] [b], [c]; 210.35).

The court has previously granted the defendants’ request that the Grand Jury minutes be reviewed and has authorized the release thereof to defense counsel to aid in the oral argument of the motion which took…