People v. Whitfield

—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant failed to establish any impairment of his defense caused by the delay in *895prosecuting the case and thus has failed to establish the violation of his constitutional right to a speedy trial (see, People v Taranovich, 37 NY2d 442, 444-445). We further conclude that the People were ready for trial within six months of the commencement of the action, and thus defendant was not denied his statutory right to a speedy trial under CPL 30.30 (1) (a). The delay attributable to the People’s difficulty in securing the presence of a confidential…