haʊˈɛvɚ, ˌɔn ˈeɪpɹəl twˈɛlv, dʒˈʌdʒ vˈɪnsənt ˈeɪ. vˈaɪɾeɪl ʌv stˈeɪt suːpɹˈiːm kˈoːɹt dɪsmˈɪst ðɪ ɪndˈaɪtmənt, ɹˈuːlɪŋ ðæt ˌʌndɚ ðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk stˈeɪt pˈiːnəl kˈoʊd "ðɪ ˈɛvɪdəns bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə ɡɹˈænd dʒˈʊɹɹi wʌz lˈiːɡəli ɪnsəfˈɪʃənt tə səpˈoːɹt ðɪ əfˈɛns tʃˈɑːɹdʒd ɔːɹ ˌɛni lˈɛsɚɹ ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd əfˈɛns", ænd ðæt sˈʌlɪvənz "ˈækts wɜːɹ ɪn kənfˈoːɹmᵻɾi wɪððə ɡˈaɪdlaɪnz ænd pɹəsˈiːdʒɚz ˈaʊtlaɪnd" ɪnðɪ ˌɛnwˌaɪpˌiːdˈiːz ɪmˈɜːdʒənsi sˈɜːvɪs jˈuːnɪt mˈænjuːəl.
However, on April 12, Judge Vincent A. Vitale of State Supreme Court dismissed the indictment, ruling that under the New York State Penal Code "the evidence before the grand jury was legally insufficient to support the offense charged or any lesser included offense", and that Sullivan's "acts were in conformity with the guidelines and procedures outlined" in the NYPD's Emergency Service Unit manual.