PEOPLE v. BYRD


124 Misc.2d 987 (1984)

The People of the State of New York, Plaintiff, v. Cardozia Byrd, Defendant.

Criminal Court of the City of New York, Kings County.

July 11, 1984


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Caesar Cirigliano and Jeffrey A. Goldberg for defendant. Elizabeth Holtzman, District Attorney (Daniel Rausher of counsel), for plaintiff.


STEVEN W. FISHER, J.

This motion to dismiss presents an issue of apparent first impression. Its resolution may have a significant impact upon trial capacity of the Criminal Court.

The relevant statutory provisions are familiar.

Where a defendant is charged with a class A misdemeanor, he is entitled to a jury trial (CPL 340.40, subd 2) and the People must be "ready for trial" within 90 days of the commencement of the action, less excludable...

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