Opinion
Argued October 16, 1985
Decided November 14, 1985
Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the First Judicial Department, Robert M. Haft, J.
Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney (Emily Berger and Norman Barclay of counsel), for appellant.
John J. Privitera for respondent.
Order reversed, defendant's motion to dismiss the indictment denied, and indictment reinstated. Having reviewed the transcript of the testimony before the Grand Jury, we agree with the dissenter at the Appellate Division that the circumstantial evidence presented was such that "if unexplained and uncontradicted would warrant conviction by a trial jury" and thus was legally sufficient (People v Pelchat, 62 N.Y.2d 97, 105; People v Mayo, 36 N.Y.2d 1002; CPL 70.10).
Concur: Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges JASEN, MEYER, SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER and TITONE.