People v. Cox

OPINION OF THE COURT

Stephen G. Crane, J.

In this prosecution for the class D felony of bribing a witness (Penal Law § 215.00), the defendant, a private investigator hired on behalf of a New York City police officer under disciplinary charges, made an omnibus motion as required by CPL 255.20 (2). This motion spawned three issues the determination *337of which required this opinion. The defendant attacks the geographical jurisdiction of the court and faults the instructions to the grand jurors on this subject. He also questions the applicability of Penal Law § 215.00 where the witness, whose absence…