What is the test for obtaining information that can be used in a criminal case?
"New York", United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Fletcher Gravel Co., Inc., 368 N.Y.S.2d 392, 82 Misc.2d 22 (N.Y. Cty. Ct. 1975):
'This instrument (information) not only commences a non-felony action but, generally, also constitutes the instrument of ultimate prosecution in the local criminal court.' (See People v. Niosi, 73 Misc.2d 604, 342 N.Y.S.2d 864.)
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