People v. Simmons

OPINION OF THE COURT

Marjorie L. Byrnes, J.

This court is faced with a case of first impression involving *1007procedural issues surrounding the disposition of miscellaneous nonfelony charges that were originally contained in a felony complaint held for action of the Grand Jury but ultimately not included in a prosecutor’s information or otherwise resolved in the Grand Jury. The issue presented is whether, and under what circumstances, a local court has jurisdiction over non-felony charges held for action of the Grand Jury as part of a felony complaint that were not presented to the Grand Jury by…