People v. Rodriguez

Based on its holding that the off-calendar certificates of readiness filed by the People on August 30, 2011 and February 7, 2012 must be deemed illusory under People v Sibblies (22 NY3d 1174 [2014]), the majority finds that defendant’s CPL 30.30 speedy trial motion should have been granted because 295 days are chargeable to the People. However, because I believe that Sibblies is inapposite and that defendant is not entitled to dismissal on speedy trial grounds on the record before us, I respectfully dissent.

On August 25, 2011, defendant was arraigned on three misdemeanor charges in Criminal…