People v. Lazar

Defendant, an internationally known literary agent and a member of the Bar of this State for more than 35 years, has moved, pursuant to section 250 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to set aside the indictment returned against him by the Grand Jury. The indictment arises out of a highly publicized incident which occurred on January 7, 1966, when defendant, the complainant Otto Preminger, a famous motion picture producer and director, and their wives were dining at the “ 21 ” Club. A dispute arose between complainant and defendant, who had known each other for many years, over the sale by the…