People v. Ruffino

Mercure, J.P

Appeal from an order of the County Court of Tompkins County (Ames, J.), entered June 8, 2009, which granted defendant’s motion to dismiss the indictment.

Defendant was arraigned in Newfield Town Court on September 8, 2008 on the felony charge of criminal possession of stolen property in the second degree, and appeared at a preliminary hearing in Danby Town Court on September 9, 2008 on this charge, represented by assigned counsel. Pursuant to the policy of the Assigned Counsel’s office of Tompkins County, defendant’s assigned counsel representation was limited to the time that…