People v. Sharpe

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendants’ speedy trial rights pursuant to CPL 30.30 were not violated by preindictment delay, because the record clearly establishes that each defendant requested delay in presentment of various drug charges in *997hopes of negotiating a more favorable plea than would have been legally possible after indictment (People v Thill, 75 AD2d 709, revd on other grounds 52 NY2d 1020; People v Fuentes, 115 AD2d 351). Each proceeding commenced on September 25, 1981. Readiness was not announced until August 4, 1982. The record establishes excludable time in…