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PEOPLE v. MEIERDIERCKS

68 N.Y.2d 613 (1986)

The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. Karen Meierdiercks, Respondent. The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. James Boyd, Appellant. The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Kasseem Harris, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided June 3, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl A. Vergari, District Attorney (Richard E. Weill of counsel), for appellant in first above-entitled action.

William I. Aronwald for respondent in first above-entitled action.

Charles D. Halvorsen and Rose H. Sconiers for appellants in second and third above-entitled actions.

Richard J. Arcara, District Attorney (J. Michael Marion of counsel), for respondent in second and third above-entitled actions.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges MEYER, SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER, TITONE and HANCOCK, JR., concur.

MEMORANDUM.

The orders of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

In the three appeals before us, defendants sought dismissal of indictments pursuant to CPL 30.30, alleging lengthy preindictment delays attributable in material part to adjournments of preliminary hearings. In the first case, People v Meierdiercks, the adjournment was ordered sua sponte by the local criminal court, after defense counsel...

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