People v. Summers

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Brenda S. Soloff, J, at plea; Michael R. Ambrecht, J, at dismissal motion and sentence), rendered August 5, 2008, convicting defendant of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fourth degree, and sentencing him to a term of one year, unanimously affirmed.

The court properly denied defendant’s motion to dismiss the indictment, made on the ground of delay in sentencing (see CPL 380.30 [1]), since the delay was not excessive and was occasioned by “plausible reasons” that should not trigger a loss of jurisdiction (see People v Drake, 61 NY2d…