People v. James

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Richard C. Failla, J., at plea; Robert M. Haft, J., at sentence), rendered August 28, 1989, convicting defendant, upon his guilty plea, of robbery in the second degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of 3!á to 7 years, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant’s contention on appeal that he was denied his constitutional right to a speedy trial is unpreserved for review as a matter of law, his motion to dismiss the indictment having raised only his statutory right to a speedy trial pursuant to CPL 30.30 (People v Lieberman, 47 NY2d…