People v. Callender

OPINION OF THE COURT

Herbert Altman, J.

The defendant has moved to dismiss the complaint on the ground he has been denied his right to a speedy trial pursuant to the provisions of CPL 30.30. His motion is two-pronged. He asserts both that all periods of delay from the arraignment to the date of the making of the instant motion are chargeable to the People because of their failure to convert the complaint to an information and that, if such argument is found meritless, the periods of delay attributable to the People have exceeded those permitted by statute. The question whether all of the time…