People v. Hansen

OPINION OF THE COURT

Chief Judge Kaye.

In this prosecution for burglary and related charges, the issue is whether a defendant who pleaded guilty forfeited the right to contend that the fact-finding process of the Grand Jury, culminating in an indictment against him, was impaired by the prosecutor’s introduction of inadmissible hearsay.

During the Grand Jury presentation, the complainant, Harold Stickney, testified that shortly after midnight his wife awoke him after hearing noises outside their home, and called 911; that he saw defendant on their back porch holding a snow shovel; that he watched…