People v. Gordon

OPINION OF THE COURT

Jill Konviser, J.

*619The issue before this court is whether the failure of the grand jury to render a decision on the merits of a fully presented case is a legitimate reason to permit the People to re-present the case to a future grand jury. This court finds that the grand jury’s indecision constitutes such a legitimate reason and, thus, the People are authorized to re-present the case to a future grand jury.1

Background

On March 23 and March 24, 2006, the People presented evidence to a grand jury in the above-captioned case. The evidence consisted of testimony from the…