Legal Opinion
People v. Mejia
Criminal Court of the City of New York
Decided December 4, 2003PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
William E. Garnett, J.
*495When does GPL 180.80 time begin to run when a defendant is removed from Central Booking on an unrelated charge for the purpose of a lineup?
On October 7, 2003, at about 10:15 p.m., the defendant was arrested for felony drug charges. The court file including, primarily, the defendant’s fingerprint record showed that he was in Central Booking by, at least, 1:40 a.m. on October 8, 2003. Thus, had the defendant’s arrest processing continued uninterrupted, his “180.80” date, if bail had been set, would have been Friday, October 10, 2003, as Monday, October…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Hearst Corp. v. ClyneNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- People v. YuklNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
- People ex rel. Maxian v. BrownNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
- People ex rel Wagner v. InfanteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- People v. FentiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
3Cited by2 opinions
- People v. LopezCriminal Court of the City of New York · 2008
- People v. NunnCriminal Court of the City of New York · 2009