7.22 - 10. Jurisdictional Or Legal Impediment

• Jurisdiction: New York

10. Jurisdictional or Legal Impediment

No statutory provision describes jurisdictional or legal impediment as a ground for dismissal, and it is only available where no other specific grounds for dismissal apply.¹²⁸⁸ If there is something very wrong with a case and no other section appears to cover it, use this section.¹²⁸⁹

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Notes:

^[1288] . People v. Frisbie, 40 A.D.2d 334, 339 N.Y.S.2d 985 (3d Dep’t 1973).

^[1289] . CPL § 210.20(1)(h); People v. Lev, 91 Misc. 2d 241, 398 N.Y.S.2d 593 (Sup. Ct., Bronx Co. 1977) (perjury before grand jury); People ex rel. Hairston v. Adult Detention Ctr., 76 Misc. 2d 1010, 352 N.Y.S.2d 326 (Sup. Ct., Bronx Co. 1973) (transcript of complainant’s testimony at preliminary hearing was lost); People v. Sam, 49 A.D.2d 732, 372 N.Y.S.2d 659 (1st Dep’t 1975) (matter not within the scope of jurisdiction of the special prosecutor).