People v. Hawkins

OPINION OF THE COURT

John W. Fried, J.

The issue here is whether a local criminal court accusatory instrument, which does not identify the basis of the complainant’s knowledge that the defendant committed the offense charged, is legally sufficient so as to give a court jurisdiction to arraign that defendant.

The Accusatory Instruments Filed against Defendants

On December 10, 2015, at about 2:30 p.m., the Village of Ossining police arrested defendants. At about 8:15 p.m. that evening, the police produced defendants for arraignment. Before the arraignment began, the court assigned Gary Kropkowski,…