Legal Opinion
People v. Worley
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 26, 1985PublishedCited by 159 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Simons, J.
Defendants in these two separate proceedings were charged *525in the Criminal Court of New York City with misdemeanors. Both complaints were dismissed on speedy trial grounds because the People failed to convert the complaints to informations within 90 days after the proceedings were commenced (see, CPL 30.30 [1] [b]). In granting the motions to dismiss, the court relied on People v Colon (59 NY2d 921) and applied it retroactively to these proceedings, which had been commenced before that decision was announced, holding that the Colon decision did not represent a…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- People v. BrothersNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
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