Legal Opinion

People v. Allen

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

Decided December 2, 2015No. 2013-00777PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Richmond County (Collini, J.), rendered January 10, 2013, convicting him of murder in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

A defendant’s right to a speedy trial is guaranteed both by the United States Constitution (see US Const 6th, 14th Amends; Klopfer v North Carolina, 386 US 213 [1967]), and by statute (see CPL 30.20 [1]; Civil Rights Law § 12). Moreover, an unjustified delay in prosecution will deprive a defendant of the state constitutional right to due process…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. People v. BeneventoNew York Court of Appeals · 1998
  3. Doggett v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  4. Klopfer v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  5. People v. TaranovichNew York Court of Appeals · 1975

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. People v. CantoniAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
  2. People v. BrimsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
  3. People v. RodriguezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2021
  4. People v. BarbaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
  5. People v. ParrillaNew York Supreme Court · 2017

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