People v. Frigenti

The defendant moves for reargument of my earlier order denying as untimely his motion to suppress evidence obtained by means of court-authorized electronic surveillance. At that time I had decided that the motion, based upon the alleged failure of the People to present the wiretap tapes for sealing immediately upon the expiration of the eavesdropping warrant, was itself untimely since the motion was made more than one year after arraignment and therefore not within the time limits set forth in CPL 255.20 (subd 1).

In my unreported decision denying the motion, I reiterated my prior decision in…