People v. South

The defendant-appellant, Keith South, was charged with assault in the third degree, a misdemeanor, and tried in Town Court, Town of East Greenbush, before Justice Patrick T. Maney, without a jury on October 2, 1973.

At the close of the case, Justice Maney reserved decision and requested that the transcript be forwarded to him within 30 days.

On November 29, 1973, Justice Maney rendered a verdict of guilty and set a sentencing date of January 10, 1974. There followed an unsuccessful petition by defendant-appellant under CPLR article 78 which resulted, however, in a delay in sentencing until July…