Legal Opinion
People v. Ellis
New York Supreme Court
Decided February 27, 1984PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Ronald Aiello, J.
The defendant has brought a motion to dismiss the indictment, pursuant to CPL 30.30 (subd 1, par [a]) contending that he has not been brought to trial within the statutorily required time of six months.
On June 23,1982, a felony complaint was lodged against the defendant and others and he was arraigned in Criminal Court on June 25, 1982. The parties concede that this commenced the action for speedy trial purposes.
CPL 30.30 requires that the prosecution be ready for trial within six months of commencement of the criminal action. Therefore, it was the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Holtzman v. HellenbrandAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- People v. GiordanoNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- People v. BravmanNew York Supreme Court · 1977
3Cited by4 opinions
- People v. JonesAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1991
- People v. StoneburnerSyracuse City Court · 1985
- People v. HarrisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- People v. SalazarNew York Supreme Court · 1999