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PEOPLE EX REL. CHAKWIN v. WARDEN

63 N.Y.2d 120 (1984)

The People of the State of New York ex rel. Stephen D. Chakwin, Jr., on Behalf of William Ford, Appellant, v. Warden, New York City Correctional Facility, Rikers Island, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided October 16, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen D. Chakwin, Jr., for appellant.

Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney (Robert M. Pitler and Ronald G. Blum of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, JONES, MEYER, SIMONS and KAYE concur.

WACHTLER, J.

The relator has petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus based on his alleged unlawful detention in violation of CPL 30.30 (subd 2, par [a]), which sets forth one of the time limitations of the "speedy trial" statute. The questions on this appeal are whether a writ of habeas corpus may be used to claim a violation of CPL 30.30 (subd 2) and, if so, whether the relator's detention is in violation of...

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