Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Robert Cox, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1998-07-08
Citations: 252 A.D.2d 978
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Robert Cox, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 252
Pages: 978–978

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Robert Cox, Appellant.
[674 NYS2d 597]

Opinion:
—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him upon his plea of guilty of promoting prison contraband in the first degree (Penal Law § 205.25 [2]). Defendant contends that a delay of approximately nine months violated his constitutional right to a speedy trial. Considering the factors set forth in People v Taranovich (37 NY2d 442), we conclude that the delay was not unreasonable. The nine-month delay was minimal; the charge of possessing sharpened metal and plastic weapons while an inmate at Auburn Correctional Facility was serious; defendant was incarcerated on another conviction and thus there was no pretrial incarceration on this charge; there is no allegation that the defense was impaired by reason of the delay; and a portion of the delay was attributable to defendant's request for an adjournment. (Appeal from Judgment of Cayuga County Court, Contiguglia, J. — Promoting Prison Contraband, 1st Degree.) Present — Denman, P. J., Pine, Hayes, Pigott, Jr., and Balio, JJ.