Legal Opinion
People v. Minicone
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 15, 1971PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBergan, J.
A delay of almost four years between the indictment of defendants on September 28, 1965 and their trial June 17, 1969, at which they were convicted of assault, second degree, and maiming, has effectively deprived them of their constitutional and statutory right to a prompt trial (Civil Rights Law, § 12; Code Grim. Pro., § 8, subd. 1; People v. Prosser, 309 N. Y. 353). Prosecutions in State courts are now governed by Sixth Amendment requirements for expedient trial (Klopfer v. North Carolina, 386 U. S. 213).
Although the People show excuse for some of the delay attributable to pretrial…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Klopfer v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Dickey v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- People v. ProsserNew York Court of Appeals · 1955
3Cited by23 opinions
- People v. TaranovichNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- People v. JohnsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- People v. CousartNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Holland v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1972
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