People v. Grafton

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Honorof, J.), rendered May 9, 2016, convicting him of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

“A criminal defendant’s right to a speedy trial is guaranteed both by the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution (US Const 6th, 14th Amends) and by statute (CPL 30.20; Civil Rights Law § 12)” (People v Romeo, 12 NY3d 51, 55 [2009]). “Violation of this right results in dismissal of an indictment” (id. at…