Legal Opinion
People v. Winfrey
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 1, 1967PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBreitel, J.
Defendant appeals from an order of the Appellate Division reversing an order of the County Court dismissing a criminal action for lack of prosecution.
The issue presented is whether defendant has been denied due process in the delayed prosecution of the charges against him for forgery in the second degree and petit larceny. The issue is distinguishable from the right to a speedy indictment after initiation of prosecution and to a speedy trial after indictment.
Defendant moved under sections 667 and 668 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in the County Court of Nassau County (Oppida, J.) to…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Klopfer v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Howard Ross v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
- People v. ProsserNew York Court of Appeals · 1955
- Sterling H. Nickens v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
- United States of America Ex Rel. Louis Von Cseh v. Edward M. Fay, Warden of Greenhaven State Prison, Stormville, New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
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3Cited by62 opinions
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- Robert James Pitts v. State of North CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1968
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