PEOPLE v. ROCAFUERTE


144 A.D.2d 395 (1988)

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

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

November 7, 1988


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The People declared their readiness to proceed to trial on May 7, 1981, less than four months after the defendant's arrest and within the statutory six-month time period (CPL 30.30 [1] [a]). The defendant, however, argues that the People did not maintain readiness after their announcement. Despite the well-settled rule that postreadiness delay attributed to the People may be counted...

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