People v. Barnett

OPINION OF THE COURT

Jerome M. Kay, J.

Defendants Lawrence Barnett, Dennis Thomas and Alexie *1128Therman, charged with Penal Law § 120.00, assault in the third degree, and Penal Law § 265.01, criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree (two counts), move this court to dismiss the charges against them contending that their CPL 30.30 right to a speedy trial has been violated.

Defendants were arrested and charged with felonies on August 16, 1986; the charges, however, were reduced to the above-mentioned misdemeanors on October 1, 1986 at which time the defendants were rearraigned. A…