People v. Whelan

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Rensselaer County (Ceresia, Jr., J.), rendered November 2, 1990, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of rape in the first degree, robbery in the first degree, sexual abuse in the first degree, petit larceny and menacing (two counts).

Balancing the factors set forth in People v Taranovich (37 NY2d 442), we conclude that defendant was not denied his constitutional right to a speedy trial. While the delay between arraignment and indictment was 18 months, its significance is mitigated to a large extent by the fact that (1) at least 25% of…