53 Misc. 2d 343 | New York County Courts | 1967
This is a motion made on behalf of the defendant for an order granting an inspection of the Grand Jury minutes, and in the alternative for (a) permission to withdraw his plea of not guilty to the indictment, (b) to demur, and (e) to move to dismiss the indictment on the ground that the indictment is not founded upon sufficient evidence.
The indictment in question charged the defendant with the “ crime of Malicious Telephone calls in violation of Section 555 of the Penal Law of the State of New York, a misdemeanor
It is the claim of the defendant that neither the indictment nor the bill of particulars affirmatively indicates that a telephone call was placed within the County of Tioga, and therefore, he
The evidence before the Grand Jury is silent as to the location of the place where the call may have been placed. In fact it may well have been placed outside the State of New York or County of Tioga, but there is evidence to indicate that the call was received within the County of Tioga.
Under authority of People v. Daly (154 Misc. 149), People v. Leonard (24 Misc 2d 300), and People v. Kohut (25 A D 2d 10). I find that, in this case, it is immaterial as to where the call may have been placed if it was received within the County of Tioga. The court has read the Grand Jury minutes and finds that the evidence adduced is such, which, if unexplained or uncontradicted, would warrant a conviction by a trial jury. The motion is in all respects denied.