People v. Tkacsik

The district attorney moves for an order directing that the defendants be tried before a special panel pursuant to the provisions of section 749-aa of article 18-B of the Judiciary Law. The defendants were indicted for the crime of murder in the first degree. The affidavit in support of this indictment sets forth — ‘ ‘ the action is one of great importance and intricacy involving, proof that the defendants were guilty of the crime of Murder in the First Degree and will involve intricate questions of law and fact. That the case is an extremely important one both from the standpoint of the…