People v. Dunn

OPINION OF THE COURT

Reinaldo E. Rivera, J.

I. INTRODUCTION

The defendant moved this court pursuant to CPL 380.30 (1) to dismiss the criminal charges pending against him on the ground that a delay of 18 years between his plea of guilty on June 2, 1978 and return to court for sentencing on an outstanding warrant was unreasonable and resulted in the court’s loss of jurisdiction over the defendant, and, in the alternative, for a fact-finding hearing on that issue; defendant further moved to be sentenced to probation as promised or to be permitted to withdraw his guilty plea, to declare the People’s…