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PEOPLE v. CORTES

80 N.Y.2d 201 (1992)

The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. Edwin Cortes, Respondent. The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. Santo Zenon, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided October 20, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles J. Hynes, District Attorney of Kings County, Brooklyn (Seth M. Lieberman, Jay M. Cohen and Leonard Joblove of counsel), for appellant in the first above-entitled action.

Solomon Rosengarten, New York City, for respondent in the first above-entitled action.

Charles J. Hynes, District Attorney of Kings County, Brooklyn (Seth M. Lieberman, Jay M. Cohen and Leonard Joblove of counsel), for appellant in the second above-entitled action.

Carol Santangelo, New York City, and Philip L. Weinstein for respondent in the second above-entitled action.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges SIMONS, KAYE, HANCOCK, JR., and BELLACOSA concur; Judge SMITH taking no part.

TITONE, J.

In each of these cases, more than two years elapsed between the filing of the initial indictment and the date the charges were dismissed because of the prosecution's failure to satisfy the readiness prescriptions of CPL 30.30. The People have appealed from the Appellate Division orders affirming these dismissals. Their appeals raise several novel issues, including the People's accountability for delays...

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