People v. Abu Hammpud

— Appeal from the judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County (William Davis, J.), rendered July 16, 1986, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of assault in the first degree, and sentencing him to an indeterminate prison term of 4 to 12 years, held in abeyance and the matter remanded for a hearing on defendant’s motion to dismiss the indictment for lack of a speedy trial, pursuant to CPL 30.30.

In May 1986, the defendant moved to have the indictment dismissed on the ground that he was not brought to trial within the six months required by CPL 30.30. The People failed to provide a…