People v. Forbes

OPINION OF THE COURT

Nicholas Iacovetta, J.

This case requires the court to assess the impact of a series *668of Executive Orders affecting CPL 30.30 issued by the Governor of the State of New York in response to the September 11 World Trade Center disaster.

CPL 30.30 requires the People to announce their readiness for trial within six months of the commencement of a felony criminal action except that periods of excludable time are not counted (CPL 30.30 [1] [a]; [4]). A criminal action is commenced on the date the first accusatory instrument is filed (People v Lomax, 50 NY2d 351). The defendant was…