Legal Opinion
People v. Guzman
New York Supreme Court
Decided November 14, 1994PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Rena K. Uviller, J.
Defendant has been indicted for the crime of first degree *238rape which allegedly occurred on May 12, 1990. He was not arrested until four years and one month later, on June 3, 1994. The felony complaint was filed the next day, an indictment was returned on June 15, 1994, and the People were ready for trial shortly thereafter.
Defendant claims that the 49-month delay between the crime, on the one hand, and his arrest and the filing of the complaint, on the other, has deprived him of a prompt prosecution guaranteed by the Due Process Clauses of the State and…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. MarionSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. LovascoSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- People v. TaranovichNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- People v. AndersonNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
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