People v. Kohut

Defendant is charged with two crimes of asking.for and receiving payments of money in New York County in consideration for acts relating to the performance of his office while Commissioner of Public Safety of the City of Long Beach, in Nassau County (Penal Law, § 1826, Taking unlawful fees). His motion is based upon three claims. The first is that no legally significant act relating to the crimes set forth in the indictment occurred in New York County so that jurisdiction in New York County is lacking. Defendant next urges that the evidence presented against him before the Grand Jury consists…