Legal Opinion
People v. Couch
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided September 14, 1992PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Westchester County (Nicolai, J.), rendered February 25, 1991, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant’s contentions, the court did not erroneously deny his motion to dismiss the indictment as a result of prejudicial pre-indictment delay. As this Court has recently reiterated: " 'In terms of a defendant’s due process right to a prompt prosecution after the occurrence of the criminal…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- People v. FullerNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- People v. DonovanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- People v. BryantAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
- People v. LaRoccaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- People v. RomeroAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
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