Defendant moves the court to quash the indictment against him/her. Defendant argues that the indictment fails to supply required information, and the indictment is also vague and ambiguous and does not apprise the defendant of the charge against him/her with sufficient specificity to permit adequate preparation of a defense.
New Jersey Motion to Quash Indictment
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Most motions to quash a subpoena involve timeliness, relevancy, improper court, undue burden, the time span covered, standing, and invasion of the attorney-client privilege or work product.
(a) The commission or designated officer may quash a subpoena on the ground that the subpoena does not reasonably relate to any matter under investigation, inquiry or hearing, or the subpoena does not describe with sufficient particularity the evidence sought, or that the evidence sought from the witness is privileged ...
What Happens After an Indictment in New Jersey? The next step after an indictment is for your criminal case to go to arraignment. The arraignment marks your first appearance in the courtroom and comes after arrest, booking, and indictment.
A court might, upon a proper motion, quash a subpoena duces tecum if the agency did not have the power to issue the subpoena, the materials sought are not relevant to an authorized investigation, and the items sought are not described with particularity and definiteness, as required by the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. ...
A Motion to dismiss an indictment is used if the evidence was insufficient to support the charges within the indictment and it can be based on several factors, including the State's failure to properly instruct the Grand Jury and/or the State's witnesses misleading the Grand Jury.
Service of a subpoena shall be made by delivering a copy thereof to the person named together with tender of the fee allowed by law, except that if the person is a witness in a criminal action for the State or an indigent defendant, the fee shall be paid before leaving the court at the conclusion of the trial by the ...
. (a) Preindictment. A complaint may be administratively dismissed by the prosecutor without presentation to the grand jury in which event said prosecutor shall report the dismissal and the basis therefor to the Assignment Judge and shall notify the defendant.
The subpoenaed information could be sensitive, embarrassing, or bad for business. Naturally, many subpoenaed people and companies argue in court that they shouldn't have to comply with the subpoena. This process is known as ?quashing? a subpoena.
