Legal Opinion
People v. Beckett
Criminal Court of the City of New York
Decided June 6, 2014PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
John H. Wilson, J.
Each defendant is charged with one count of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree (Penal Law § 220.03), a class A misdemeanor, and one count of unlawful possession of marijuana (Penal Law § 221.05), a violation.
By motions dated January 5, 2014, and March 24, 2014, respectively, each defendant seeks dismissal of the criminal court complaint pursuant to CPL 30.30, asserting that the People have failed to comply with the time limitations imposed upon the prosecution of misdemeanors.
The court has reviewed the court files for each…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- People v. CaseyNew York Court of Appeals · 2000
- People v. BerkowitzNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- People v. KendziaNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- People v. KalinNew York Court of Appeals · 2009
- People v. KoniecznyNew York Court of Appeals · 2004
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- People v. NegronCriminal Court of the City of New York · 2015