People on the Complaint of Capell v. Palmer

This is a motion made by the defendant for a bill of particulars in connection with an information by which the defendant is charged with keeping and maintaining a disorderly house (Penal Law, § 1146).

There is no statutory authority by virtue of which a defendant, charged with a misdemeanor in a Court of Special Sessions, is entitled to a bill of particulars. There are no reported cases, apparently, in which the precise point has been considered and decided.

The only provision in the Code of Criminal Procedure which relates to bills of particulars is found in the chapter on simplified…