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People v. Vasquez

New York Supreme Court

Decided November 24, 1986PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Leon A. Beerman, J.

This case presents the following novel and important question: Can a prosecutor circumvent the requirement that he be ready to try a misdemeanor case within 60 or 90 days (as the case may be) of the commencement of the action, by initially charging the defendant with a felony, reducing the charge to a misdemeanor at Criminal Court arraignment, and then obtaining an indictment after the misdemeanor case has been dismissed and the time to answer ready on the misdemeanor charged has expired?

*964Defendant Nicholas Vasquez has been charged in an indictment with…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. People v. BerkowitzNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  2. People v. OsgoodNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  3. People v. WorleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
  4. People v. ColonNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  5. People v. ColonCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1981

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. People v. MatuteCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1988
  2. People v. IronsCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1987
  3. People v. MulliganNew York Supreme Court · 1988
  4. People v. StateikinCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1994
  5. People v. DayNew York Supreme Court · 1988

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