PEOPLE v. WALDRON


6 N.Y.3d 463 (2006)

847 N.E.2d 367

814 N.Y.S.2d 70

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. MATTHEW WALDRON, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided February 14, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McNamee, Lochner, Titus & Williams, P.C., Albany (David J. Wukitsch of counsel), for appellant.

John H. Crandall, Sr., District Attorney, Herkimer (Jeffrey S. Carpenter of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge KAYE and Judges CIPARICK, ROSENBLATT, GRAFFEO, READ and R.S. SMITH concur.


OPINION OF THE COURT

G.B. SMITH, J.

The issue in this case is whether a preindictment delay from July 11, 2000 to November 30, 2000 was properly excluded from time charged against the People when defense counsel engaged in plea negotiations during that period and sent a letter expressly waiving defendant's speedy trial rights. We conclude that defendant waived his statutory speedy trial rights and that his...

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