PEOPLE v. GRIGGS

No. 87

27 N.Y.3d 602 (2016)

56 N.E.3d 203

36 N.Y.S.3d 421

2016 NY Slip Op 04655

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. PERRY C. GRIGGS, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Decided June 14, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David C. Schopp, The Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo, Inc., Buffalo (Alan Williams and Timothy P. Murphy of counsel), for appellant.

Frank A. Sedita, III, District Attorney, Buffalo (Michael J. Hillery and Donna A. Milling of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge DIFIORE and Judges PIGOTT, ABDUS-SALAAM and STEIN concur; Judge RIVERA concurs in a separate concurring opinion; Judge FAHEY taking no part.


OPINION OF THE COURT

We are asked on this appeal chiefly to determine whether errors made by the prosecution before the grand jury require dismissal of the indictment and whether defense counsel provided ineffective assistance in failing to timely object to these errors. We agree with the Appellate Division in the first instance...

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