People v. Chavys

Appeal by the People from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Zelman, J.), dated March 14, 1983, which granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss the indictment on the grounds of double jeopardy, collateral estoppel, and the denial of the defendant’s right to a speedy trial.

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, the motion is *724denied, the indictment is reinstated, and the matter is remitted to the Supreme Court, Queens County, for further proceedings.

The defendant was initially indicted under indictment No. 3340/81 and tried for crimes which occurred on December 9, 1981, in…