PEOPLE v. LOPEZ


228 A.D.2d 395 (1996)

645 N.Y.S.2d 293

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Rafael Lopez, Appellant

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

June 27, 1996


Defendant claims that he was deprived of his right to a speedy sentencing as a result of the six and one-half year delay between the entry of his guilty plea and sentence. Defendant, having twice absconded after providing different names and birth dates in connection with his September 1987 plea of guilty in the instant matter and his March 1989 arrest on misdemeanor drug charges, was the party responsible for the delay until October 1992, when State authorities were notified...

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