Legal Opinion
People v. Velez
New York Supreme Court
Decided June 12, 1984PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Irving Lang, J.
Acknowledging that in 1977 she failed to appear to stand trial on narcotics indictments in Bronx County, the defendant nonetheless claims that her speedy trial rights were violated because the People failed to act when she was arrested in Manhattan in 1981 and subsequently placed on probation. To put it in another fashion, “Should the accused go free because the computer has blundered?”
THE FACTS
In October of 1976 the defendant was indicted in Bronx County on two drug related indictments. She was arraigned on both indictments in Part 12 of the Bronx Supreme…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Klopfer v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- People v. TaranovichNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- People v. OsgoodNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- People v. JenningsNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
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3Cited by2 opinions
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