People v. Blair

Although ostensibly a motion by the defendant for a bill of particulars, this is in truth more in the nature of an application to achieve a rather comprehensive pretrial discovery and inspection, to say the least. But, in T. S. Eliot’s timeless prose:

‘ ‘ Between the idea And the reality

Falls the shadow.”

Yet, the endeavor upon the part of the defendant is so understandable, that it becomes virtually compelling upon the court to pass upon the substance, apart from the form, of his enterprise. As occurs so often in the law, the pedestrian has a tendency to generate the improbable, hence this no…