People v. Quiles

— Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Irene J. Duffy, J.), entered June 25, 1990, dismissing the indictment charging defendant with criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, on the ground that his right to a speedy trial had been denied, pursuant to CPL 30.30 (4) (c), unanimously affirmed.

Of 258 days chargeable to the People, the People challenge, on appeal, an 86-day-period between August 17 and November 11, 1988. The relevant facts establish that a bench warrant was issued on July 26, 1988, when defendant, after arraignment, failed to appear. As of August 17, 1988, the People,…