Legal Opinion

People v. Cortes

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 8, 1991PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

— Appeal by the People from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Slavin, J.), dated November 9, 1989, which granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss the indictment pursuant to CPL 30.30.

Ordered that the order is affirmed.

The People contend that the Supreme Court erroneously dismissed the indictment in this case because the time properly chargeable to them was within the permitted six calendar months, which herein totalled 183 days. We disagree.

The People concede that the time between the filing of the felony complaint and the first indictment, a total of 22 days, is chargeable to…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. People v. CadeNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
  2. People v. CorreaNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
  3. People v. MeierdiercksNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  4. People v. CadeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
  5. People v. BryantAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. People v. CortesNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
  2. People v. HughesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  3. People v. ChapmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  4. People ex rel. Sykes v. MitchellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  5. People v. FrederickNew York Supreme Court · 1992

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