The court properly denied defendant's speedy trial motion. After a thorough hearing, the court properly determined that the period of 155 days during which the purchasing undercover officer was unavailable due to a family crisis and its tragic conclusion was excludable pursuant to CPL 30.30 (4) (g) as a delay "occasioned by exceptional circumstances." The evidence established that the People could not have made the officer available at an earlier date (see People v Pressley...
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