Legal Opinion
People v. Chavis
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 5, 1998PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ClPARICK, J.
The question raised on each of these appeals is whether, for statutory speedy trial purposes, the People’s statement that they were ready to proceed with a pretrial suppression hearing served as the equivalent of a declaration of trial readiness thus enabling the People to avoid being charged with subsequent delays mostly due to court congestion and other court scheduling problems. We conclude that a statement of readiness for a hearing is not a substitute for a statement of trial readiness. Accordingly, the motion court properly charged the People with delay…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- People v. BrothersNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
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