People v. Valentin

Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Nassau County, rendered January 25, 1974, convicting him of criminally selling a dangerous drug in the third degree (two counts) and criminal possession of a dangerous drug in the fourth degree (two counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. Case remanded to the County Court, Nassau County, for a hearing to determine whether the post-indictment delay was occasioned by the District Attorney. Appeal held in abeyance in the interim. The people have not furnished a valid explanation for the postindictment delay. Where there has…