People v. Pearson

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Albany County (Traficanti, Jr., J.), rendered January 27, 1988, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree.

Applying the factors enunciated in People v Taranovich (37 NY2d 442, 445), it cannot be said that defendant’s rights to a speedy trial pursuant to CPL 30.20 have been violated. Not only has defendant failed to allege any prejudice to his defense as a result of the delay (see, People v Wellington, 151 AD2d 796, 798, lv denied 74 NY2d 853), but defendant was out on bail during…