Legal Opinion
People v. Respress
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 16, 1993PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment unanimously reversed on the law, motion granted and indictment dismissed. Memorandum: A felony complaint was filed against defendant on December 8, 1990. Pursuant to CPL 30.30 (1) (a), the People had six months from the filing of the felony complaint in which to be ready for trial (see, People v Sinistaj, 67 NY2d 236, 239; People v Osgood, 52 NY2d 37, 43). Because the six-month period is measured by calendar months (see, People v Cortes, 80 NY2d 201, 207, n 3), the People had a maximum of 182 days in which to be ready (see, General Construction Law §§ 20, 30). On June 6, 1991, 180…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- People v. TaranovichNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- People v. KendziaNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- People v. CortesNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
- People v. SinistajNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- People v. OsgoodNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- People v. GutterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- People v. MurphyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- Smith v. MaherDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 2006
- People v. MichaelNew York District Court · 2010