People v. Correa

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

Delays between indictment and the arraignment, like other court congestion, do not prevent the People from being ready for trial. Such delays are, therefore, not excludable under CPL 30.30 (see, People v Brothers, 50 NY2d 413, 417; see also, People v Toro, 151 AD2d 142, lv dismissed 75 NY2d 818; accord, People v Rhee, 111 AD2d 655; People v O’Neal, 99 AD2d 844).

The People’s contention that they are legally blocked from announcing their readiness for trial prior to arraignment because defendant might not yet…