PEOPLE v. RODRIGUEZ


50 N.Y.2d 553 (1980)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Walter Rodriguez, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided June 12, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy S. Hobbs and William E. Hellerstein for appellant.

Mario Merola, District Attorney (Daniel Taub and Timothy J. McGinn of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER and MEYER concur.


FUCHSBERG, J.

On this appeal, defendant relies in the main on his contention that he was deprived of a speedy trial. For the reasons which follow, we conclude that, under the circumstances, that claim must be deemed abandoned and the order of the Appellate Division which affirmed the conviction must be upheld.1

In the summer of 1972, defendant, Walter Rodriguez, was arrested...

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