Judgment reversed, on the law and the facts and as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and indictment dismissed.
Defendant contends on appeal, as he did at the commencement of trial on October 18, 1974, that the 19-month delay between arraignment and trial constituted a denial of his right to a speedy trial as guaranteed by the Constitution and by statute (see CPL 30.20; Civil Rights Law, § 12). We agree. Almost half the delay, to wit, nine months...
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