People v. Rivera

*384Defendants were arraigned on October 23, 1991, on charges of burglary in the second degree and criminal possession of stolen property in the fifth degree, inter alia. The People were required to be ready for trial within six months thereafter (CPL 30.30 [1]), which in this case meant 183 days. The criminal part dismissed the indictments after finding the People responsible for delay of 212 days with respect to defendant Rivera, and 211 days with respect to defendant Santiago.

At one point in the proceedings, in late July 1992, the People requested a one-week adjournment because the assigned…