Opinion
2001-07359
Argued May 21, 2002.
June 10, 2002.
Appeal by the People from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Rotker, J.), dated July 10, 2001, which, after a hearing, granted the defendant's motion to dismiss the indictment on the ground that he was deprived of his statutory right to a speedy trial.
Richard A. Brown, District Attorney, Kew Gardens, N Y (John M. Castellano, Johnnette Traill, Donna Aldea, and Eugene M. Guarino of counsel), for appellant.
Murray E. Singer, Forest Hills, N.Y. for respondent.
Before: A. GAIL PRUDENTI, P.J., DAVID S. RITTER, GABRIEL M. KRAUSMAN, LEO F. McGINITY, JJ.
DECISION ORDER
ORDERED that the order is affirmed.
Under the facts of this case, the Supreme Court properly granted the defendant's motion to dismiss the indictment on the ground that was deprived of his right to a speedy trial (see CPL 30.30[a]).
PRUDENTI, P.J., RITTER, KRAUSMAN and McGINITY, JJ., concur.