Legal Opinion
People v. Smithline
New York Supreme Court
Decided November 13, 1974PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Leon B. Polsky, ¡J.
The defendant, charged with criminal sale of a controlled ¡suhstance in the .-third and first degrees, arising out of two alleged sales of cocaine occurring on November 28, 1973 and December 13, 1973, respectively, moves to dismiss the indictment on the ground that the delay between the alleged criminal acts and his arrest on April 23, 1974 was unreasonable and has deprived him of the ability to defend against the charges.
Loosely based on People v. Townsend (38 A D 2d 569), these motions are being made with ever-increasing frequency. Uniformly, the papers in .support of the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. MarionSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Harris v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Brown v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- People v. Barnes, New York County Courts1973
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3Cited by2 opinions
- People v. Blas, New York County Courts1975
- People v. ZelkowitzNew York Supreme Court · 1975