CPL 30.30 requires dismissal of a felony indictment where the People are not ready for trial within six months of the commencement of the criminal action. Here, the six-month period commenced on July 20, 2000, when the felony complaint was filed, and the People had 184 days, absent excludable delay, to be ready for trial (CPL 30.30 [4]).
On this appeal, the People assert that two time periods, totaling 35 days, should not have been charged to them. We agree. On March...
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