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County Court Should Not Have Dismissed the Indictment on a Ground Not Raised by the Defendant Without Giving the People the Opportunity to Address the Issue

After reviewing the grand jury testimony, County Court dismissed the indictment on a ground (the complainant’s lack of testimonial capacity) not raised in defendant’s omnibus motion.  The Second Department reversed because the People had not been given the opportunity to address the issue:

In an omnibus motion, the defendant sought, inter alia, to dismiss the indictment on the general grounds that the grand jury proceedings were defective and that the charges were not supported by legally sufficient evidence before the grand jury. The County Court, upon its own examination of the grand jury minutes, determined, sua sponte, that there was an issue as to the complainant’s testimonial capacity, and dismissed the indictment on the ground that the complainant lacked testimonial capacity.

The County Court erred in dismissing the indictment based upon a specific defect in the grand jury proceedings not raised by the defendant, without affording the People notice of the specific defect and an opportunity to respond. A motion to dismiss an indictment pursuant to CPL 210.20 must be made in writing and upon reasonable notice to the People (see CPL 210.45[1]). Moreover, “orderly procedures require that the People be given the opportunity to address any alleged defects prior to dismissal of an indictment”… . People v Coleman, 2015 NY Slip Op 06676, 2nd Dept 8-26-15

 

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