People v. Perez

—Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Patricia Williams, J.), entered on or about September 1, 1998, which granted the motion by defendant to dismiss the indictment, charging him with burglary in the third degree, with leave to re-present, unanimously reversed, on the law, the motion denied and the indictment reinstated.

A Grand Jury may return an indictment when there is competent evidence before it legally sufficient to establish that the defendant committed the offense charged (CPL 190.65 [1]). “Inquiry into the adequacy of the proof to establish reasonable cause — the ‘degree of certitude’…