Legal Opinion
People v. Williams
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 14, 1989PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Titone, J.
A Grand Jury whose term has been extended due to uncompleted business under CPL 190.15 (1) may not consider entirely new matters during its extended term. Grand Jury proceedings conducted in violation of this rule are fatally defective, and any indictment resulting from such violation must be deemed the product of an "illegally constituted” Grand Jury. Accordingly, such an indictment must be dismissed without regard to any actual prejudice suffered by the accused.
The intricate chain of events underlying the present appeal began on August 10, 1987, when defendant…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- People v. IannoneNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- The People v. . PetreaNew York Court of Appeals · 1883
- Dolan v. . PeopleNew York Court of Appeals · 1876
- People v. SternNew York Court of Appeals · 1958
- People v. . YoungsNew York Court of Appeals · 1896
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