People v. McLaurin

Asserting that he was denied a speedy trial in violation of CPL 30.20 and the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution, defendant appealed from an order of the Appellate Division rejecting his claim. His indictment was returned on September 30, 1968, to which he pleaded not guilty. Following his release on bail, he was arrested and convicted in New Jérsey and was not returned by the New York authorities until June 25, 1972.

Because the evidence was unclear as to when the New York authorities first had knowledge of the incarceration in New Jersey, this court withheld determination of…