Legal Opinion

People v. Bryant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided December 29, 1978PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Rabin, J.

This is an appeal from an order of the County Court, Westchester County (Martin, J.), dated April 24, 1978, which dismissed the indictment. The order should be reversed and the indictment reinstated.

The issue on appeal is whether a preindictment delay of almost seven months between the date of the alleged criminal transactions and the commencement of the criminal proceeding so violated the defendant’s due process rights as to require dismissal of the indictment.

Upon the defendant’s motion to dismiss the indictment, the County Court properly conducted a hearing…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. United States v. MarionSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. United States v. LovascoSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. People v. TaranovichNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  4. People v. WashingtonNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
  5. People v. TownsendAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1971

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3Cited by37 opinions

  1. People v. DonovanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
  2. People v. RosadoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  3. People v. LaRoccaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
  4. People v. BonsaugerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
  5. People v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986

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