PEOPLE v. TOWNSEND


38 A.D.2d 569 (1971)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Robert Townsend, Appellant

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

December 6, 1971


Case remanded to the County Court, Nassau County, for a hearing to determine whether the preindictment delay was occasioned by the District Attorney and appeal held in abeyance in the interim. On these papers, a valid explanation has not been given for the preindictment delay. When there has been a delay of almost a year in informing the defendant of the charges against him, a mere claim that the police department records indicate a continuing narcotics investigation is not...

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