People v. Barrett

Appeal from an order of the County Court of Chemung County (Castellino, J.), entered May 29, 1996, which granted defendant’s motion to dismiss the indictment.

Defendant was charged with promoting prison contraband in the first degree in an indictment dated February 29, 1996, after he was allegedly found in possession of a razor blade while an inmate at Elmira Correctional Facility in Chemung County. Defendant was arraigned on March 5, 1996 at which time Steven Forrest was assigned as his counsel and was granted an adjournment for 40 days to make motions. The record reveals that on March 11,…