People v. Williams
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Dunkin, J.), rendered March 20, 1984, convicting him of sexual abuse in the first degree and assault in the third degree (two counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law and as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, the third and fourth counts of the indictment are dismissed, without prejudice to the People to re-present any appropriate charges to another Grand Jury (see, People v Beslanovics, 57 NY2d 726), and a new trial is ordered with respect…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- People v. BeslanovicsNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- People v. DunlapAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988