People v. Maldonado

Judgment unanimously modified on the law and as modified affirmed, in accordance with the following memorandum: Defendant waived his right to seek a dismissal of the indictment on speedy trial grounds because of his failure to follow the statutory procedure, which requires that a motion to dismiss the indictment on that ground be made in writing (CPL 30.30 [1] [a]; see, People v Lawrence, 64 NY2d 200, 203). His oral application was not sufficient (see, People v Key, 45 NY2d 111, 116).

Defendant did not object to the court’s charge on reasonable doubt and we conclude that the charge, when…