Judgment and order reversed, on the law and the facts, motion granted and indictment dismissed.
In our opinion, the more than 46-month delay between the filing of the felony complaint in the Criminal Court, charging defendant with a homicide, and the date that the case was set down for trial, was so unreasonable and prejudicial under the circumstances as to deny defendant his constitutional right to a speedy trial. The record on this appeal reveals that a delay of...
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