People v. Pearsall

This is a motion by the defendant for an order pursuant to sections 667 and 668 of the Code of Criminal Procedure dismissing an indictment for want of prosecution. The defendant stands accused under an indictment dated January 29, 1957 of having committed on or about March' 29, 1953 the crime of forgery in the second degree, a felony. An information charging the defendant with the aforesaid crime was filed in the Nassau County District Court on December 29, 1955. Thirteen months later, on January 29, 1957, the case was presented to the Grand Jury. Defendant contends that he has been…