This case presents the following novel and important question: Can a prosecutor circumvent the requirement that he be ready to try a misdemeanor case within 60 or 90 days (as the case may be) of the commencement of the action, by initially charging the defendant with a felony, reducing the charge to a misdemeanor at Criminal Court arraignment, and then obtaining an indictment after the misdemeanor case has been dismissed and the time...
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