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Factual Sufficiency of Indictment Is Non-Jurisdictional Defect

The Third Department noted that the factual sufficiency of an indictment is a non-jurisdictional defect which does not survive a guilty plea.  People v Cruz, 104251, 3rd Dept. 3-21-13

 

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