Legal Opinion
People v. Grimsley
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 20, 1978PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Although the first three counts of the indictment herein set forth every legal element of the offenses charged, they were defective for failure to allege the facts concerning defendant’s conduct which constituted the *981alleged crimes (People v Barnes, 44 AD2d 740, affg 74 Misc 2d 1006, 1009; People v Clough, 43 AD2d 451; CPL 200.50, subd 7). We do not deem such omissions, however, to amount to jurisdictional defects. "The primary function of an indictment is to inform the defendant of the crime with which he is charged, and it should do so with…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People v. KampshoffAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
- People v. CloughAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1974
- People v. BarnesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1974
- People v. Barnes, New York County Courts1973
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- People v. RoffAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
- People v. IvoryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
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