People v. Chen Lu

OPINION OF THE COURT

Matthew A. Sciarrino, Jr., J.

This court holds that based on the recent Court of Appeals decision of People v Kalin (12 NY3d 225 [2009]) the People provided sufficient sworn allegations of fact that the defendant offered to sell counterfeit DVDs.

The defendant moves to dismiss the accusatory instrument on the ground that he has been denied his statutory right to a speedy trial (CPL 30.30 [1]). The People oppose the motion. This court makes the following findings of fact and conclusions of law:

Facts

The accusatory instrument contains sworn allegations of a police officer that…