People v. Seward

Defendant moves for an order for dismissal of the indictment against him. Defendant contends that he was deprived of his right to testify before the Grand Jury, which returned the indictment against him and two other persons. Two codefendants have orally joined in the motion seeking the same relief upon the same grounds.

On May 17, 1966, defendant, by an information made in the Justices’ Court in the Town of Clarkstown, was charged with the felony of attempted grand larceny involving the alleged theft by defendant and his two codefendants of used automobile parts stored in a barn. On June 8,…