People v. Walton

*540OPINION OF THE COURT

Leon A. Beerman, J.

This case presents an issue relevant to every felony prosecution in this State. The Appellate Divisions have provided conflicting and unclear assistance on the matter, and the Court of Appeals has been silent. The issue, generally described, is whether the time period between the filing of an indictment and the arraignment in Supreme Court is excludable under CPL 30.30. More specifically, the question which this court must answer is whether that time period is excludable in Queens County, where the Criminal Court Clerk, in the absence of the parties,…