The issue presented is whether a defendant may be granted an adjournment in contemplation of dismissal (ACD) under CPL 170.56, without the District Attorney's consent, where the defendant has been granted a prior ACD under CPL 170.55. The resolution of this issue requires an interpretation of "such" in CPL 170.56 (subd 1, par [a]), a construction heretofore unreported.
On March 19, 1979 this defendant was arrested for criminal...
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