Order entered November 15, 1995 affirmed.
The narrow issue framed on this appeal is whether a criminal action commences for statutory speedy trial purposes on the date a defendant first appears in court in response to a desk appearance ticket (here, May 23, 1995), in circumstances where the accusatory instrument is neither filed nor the defendant formally arraigned until a later date (here, Sept. 7,...
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