PEOPLE v. STILES


70 N.Y.2d 765 (1987)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Jeffrey Stiles, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided October 8, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lloyd Epstein and Judith H. Weil for appellant.

Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney (Colleen E. Cain and Mark Dwyer of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER, TITONE, HANCOCK, JR., and BELLACOSA concur.


MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Term should be affirmed.

The Appellate Term correctly excluded the first day of the statutory period in determining whether dismissal is required under CPL 30.30. That statute provides that the People must be ready for trial within fixed periods of time from the "commencement of a criminal action" (CPL 30.30 [1]; see also, CPL 30.30 [5]). Although the statute specifies...

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