People v. Gee

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Rensselaer County (Ceresia, Jr., J.), rendered March 26, 1990, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of attempted criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree.

Defendant contends that his right to a speedy trial was violated; however, he forfeited his statutory speedy trial claim by his guilty plea (see, People v O’Brien, 56 NY2d 1009). Further, considering the factors set forth in People v Taranovich (37 NY2d 442, 445), we find no violation of defendant’s constitutional right to a speedy trial in the nine-month…