New York Speedy Trial Case
Recently, The New York Court of Appeals tackled the inquiry – how long is too long – in People v. Wiggins, 31 N.Y.3d 1, 72 N.Y.S.3d 1, 95 N.E.3d 303 (2018) determining that over five years incarcerated without a trial is too long. The majority decision reminds legal practitioners of the constitutional right to a speedy trial, a due process right to prompt prosecution,[i] and that "a defendant's right to a CPL 30.30 dismissal has its origin solely in legislative enactment whic
