Opinion
January 22, 1985
Appeal from the County Court, Rockland County (Miller, J.).
Judgment affirmed and case remitted to the County Court, Rockland County, for further proceedings pursuant to CPL 460.50 (subd 5).
Defendant seeks a reversal of his conviction on the ground that he was denied his right to a speedy trial. To the extent that he relies on CPL 30.30, his plea of guilty operated as a waiver of his statutory right to a dismissal ( People v. Lawrence, 64 N.Y.2d 200; People v. Friscia, 51 N.Y.2d 845, 847; People v. Suarez, 55 N.Y.2d 940, 942). Defendant could not preserve his statutory speedy trial claim for appellate review "by obtaining the consent of the prosecutor and the approval of the court at the time the plea [was] entered" ( People v. O'Brien, 56 N.Y.2d 1009, 1010).
As to defendant's claim that he was denied his constitutional right to a speedy trial, the record shows that the entire period of preindictment delay which followed the filing of a felony complaint for attempted murder was due to defendant's fugitive status. Accordingly, defendant has failed to demonstrate a constitutional deprivation (see People v. Taranovich, 37 N.Y.2d 442; People v. Best, 83 A.D.2d 881; cf. Barker v. Wingo, 407 U.S. 514). Lazer, J.P., Bracken, Rubin and Eiber, JJ., concur.