People v. Sokoloff

OPINION OF THE COURT

Daniel Palmieri, J.

In each of the above traffic cases, the defendant has moved to dismiss the accusatory instrument, pursuant to CPL 170.30, based on the failure to timely file a supporting deposition.

CPL 100.25 (2) provides that a defendant who makes a timely request, therefore, is "entitled as a matter of right” to receive a supporting deposition containing reasonable cause to believe that the defendant committed the offense charged. The court, upon receipt of the defendant’s timely request for a supporting deposition, must order service thereof within 30 days of the…