People v. Berkowitz

Appeal from a judgment, Supreme Court, New York County, rendered May 19, 1977, after a jury trial, convicting defendant of conspiracy in the first degree, held in abeyance and the matter remanded for a hearing on the defendant’s speedy trial motion. On May 19, 1977, defendant was convicted, after a jury trial, of conspiracy in the first degree. This court, in a 3 to 2 decision, reversed the conviction and dismissed the indictment, on the law, on the ground that the People had failed to establish a prima facie case of conspiracy (67 AD2d 601). The Court of Appeals reviewed and remanded this…