Section 140.45. Arrest without a warrant; dismissal of insufficient local criminal court accusatory instrument  


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  • If a local criminal court accusatory instrument  filed  with  a  local
      criminal  court  pursuant  to  section  140.20,  140.25 or 140.40 is not
      sufficient on its face, as prescribed in  section  100.40,  and  if  the
      court  is satisfied that on the basis of the available facts or evidence
      it would be impossible to draw and file an accusatory  instrument  which
      is  sufficient  on  its face, it must dismiss such accusatory instrument
      and discharge the defendant.