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People v. Douglas

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Apr 18, 1988
139 A.D.2d 661 (N.Y. App. Div. 1988)

Opinion

April 18, 1988

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Queens County (Clabby, J.).


Ordered that the judgment and order are affirmed.

Under the circumstances defense counsel's failure to renew a motion premised on speedy trial grounds (see, CPL 30.20, 30.30 Crim. Proc.) did not constitute the ineffective assistance of counsel (see, People v. Baldi, 54 N.Y.2d 137; People v. Droz, 39 N.Y.2d 457; People v. Torrence, 135 A.D.2d 1075). The mere fact that a pretrial motion was not made is not a talismanic indicator that a defendant has been denied the assistance of counsel to which he is constitutionally entitled (see, People v. Prescott, 133 A.D.2d 472; People v. Boero, 117 A.D.2d 814; People v. Taylor, 105 A.D.2d 814). In any event, we are not persuaded that the defendant's speedy trial motion would have been successful if it had been renewed (see, People v. Manley, 63 A.D.2d 988, 989; see also, People v. Taylor, 127 A.D.2d 714; People v. Walters, 127 A.D.2d 870, lv denied 69 N.Y.2d 956, 70 N.Y.2d 658; cf., People v. Torrence, supra). Bracken, J.P., Weinstein, Rubin and Kooper, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Douglas

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Apr 18, 1988
139 A.D.2d 661 (N.Y. App. Div. 1988)
Case details for

People v. Douglas

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. OSWALDO DOUGLAS…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Apr 18, 1988

Citations

139 A.D.2d 661 (N.Y. App. Div. 1988)

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