People v. Baldea

OPINION OF THE COURT

Joseph A. Zayas, J.

Defendant, Hakeem Baldea, moves, pursuant to CPL 30.30 (1) (a), to dismiss the indictment charging him with burglary in the first degree (Penal Law § 140.30 [3]) and related charges. The People oppose the motion, arguing that their plea negotiations with a codefendant who had waived his speedy trial rights constituted an-“exceptional circumstance” which rendered a six-week period of delay excludable under the speedy trial statute. Defendant’s motion requires the court to decide whether a codefendant’s speedy trial waiver to engage in plea negotiations is…