People v. O'Brien

Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County, rendered June 6, 1977, convicting him of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree and reckless endangerment in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. The appeal brings up for review the denial, without a hearing, of defendant’s motion to dismiss the indictment on the ground of denial of a speedy trial as required by statute and the due process clauses of the State and Federal Constitutions. By order dated December 18, 1979, this court remitted the case to Criminal Term to hear and…