People v. Prunier

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Chemung County (Buckley, J.), rendered May 2, 2011, convicting defendant following a nonjury trial of the crime of assault in the third degree.

Based upon her involvement in pulling a woman from a vehicle and beating her, defendant was charged in a felony complaint filed on January 26, 2010. On July 15, 2010, a grand jury returned a four-count indictment that, along with the People’s statement of readiness, was filed in County Court on Friday, July 23, 2010. That same day, the court notified defense counsel that arraignment would occur on August 2,…