PEOPLE v. BLAKE


31 A.D.2d 614 (1968)

The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. James Blake and James Edstrom, Respondents

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

December 12, 1968


Order entered February 9, 1968, granting defendants' motion to dismiss the indictments on the ground defendants have been denied a speedy trial, unanimously reversed on the law and the facts, the motion is denied and the indictments are reinstated.

In a criminal action, a defendant has a statutory right to a speedy trial (Code Crim. Pro., § 8), and he may be deprived of this right if the People unduly and unreasonably procrastinate after the initiation of criminal...

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