Legal Opinion
People v. Stateikin
Criminal Court of the City of New York
Decided November 3, 1994PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Joseph J. Maltese, J.
This decision reviews the impact of the "speedy trial” laws on the prosecutor’s discretion to reduce charges in order to circumvent the defendant’s right to a trial by jury.
FACTS
The time frames at issue in this speedy trial decision are for the most part accepted by the prosecution and the defense. The defendant was arrested on February 21, 1994 and issued a desk appearance ticket to appear on March 25, 1994. On that date the defendant was arraigned on a charge of menacing in the second degree (Penal Law § 120.14 [1]), a class A misdemeanor. As a…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- United States v. LovascoSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- United States v. GoodwinSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- People v. RosarioNew York Court of Appeals · 1961
- Baldwin v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- People v. MartinezNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
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3Cited by3 opinions
- People v. FisherCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1995
- People v. HusseinCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1998
- People v. McLeanCriminal Court of the City of New York · 2000