People v. Brennan

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Broome County (Mathews, J.), rendered October 8,1999, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of filing a false instrument in the first degree.

Defendant first asserts that he was denied a speedy trial *575(see, CPL 30.30 [1] [a]). This case was presented and prosecuted by the Attorney General. Statements of readiness filed by the District Attorney, at the request of the Attorney General, were within the required six-month period, while additional statements of readiness filed by the Attorney General were not. Defendant argues that only the…