People v. Caracciola
Cases that cite this one
47 later published cases cite this decision. The 25 that cite it most often are listed here.
- People v. Tunit (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2017)
- People v. Malan-Pomaeyna (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2010)
- People v. Hill (N.Y. 2005)
- People v. Samuels (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2004)
- People v. Rivers (New York Supreme Court 2002)
- People v. Adessa (N.Y. 1997)
- People v. Francis (New York Supreme Court 1995)
- People v. Wesley (New York Supreme Court 1994)
- People v. Spencer (New York Supreme Court, New York County 2025)
- People v. Mead (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2025)
- People v. Martinez (Westchester County Court 2023)
- People v. Martinez (Westchester County Court 2023)
- People v. Peterson (Westchester County Court 2023)
- People v. Goodwine (Westchester County Court 2023)
- People v. Bruno (Westchester County Court 2023)
- People v. Taylor (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2022)
- People v. Suarez (Westchester County Court 2022)
- People v. Perez (Westchester County Court 2022)
- People v. Perez (Westchester County Court 2022)
- People v. Williams (Westchester County Court 2022)
- People v. Delitta (Westchester County Court 2022)
- People v. Lucas (Westchester County Court 2022)
- People v. Johnson (Westchester County Court 2022)
- People v. Castaldo (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2017)
- People v. Van Zandt (New York Supreme Court 2014)
This list shows which later cases cite this one. It does not say how they treated it, and no review of that has been done. Not a substitute for Shepard’s or KeyCite — verify before relying.
Opinion of the Court
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.
We agree with Supreme Court and the Appellate Division that the prosecutor’s legal instructions were too confusing to have been understood by the Grand Jury in considering the charges, warranting dismissal of the indictment. While instructions to the Grand Jury need not be as precise as those given to a petit jury, they may not be so misleading or incomplete as to substantially undermine the integrity of the proceedings (see, People v Batashure, 75 NY2d 306, 311-312; People v Calbud, Inc., 49 NY2d 389, 396; see also, CPL 210.35 [5]). The guidance provided by the prosecutor was not sufficient for the Grand Jury to carry out its function (see, People v Valles, 62 NY2d 36, 38).
Chief Judge Wachtler and Judges Simons, Kaye, Alexander, Titone, Hancock, Jr., and Bellacosa concur.
Order affirmed in a memorandum.
Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.