Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Gideon McDonald, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1994-07-07
Citations: 206 A.D.2d 562
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Gideon McDonald, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 206
Pages: 562–562

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Gideon McDonald, Appellant.
[615 NYS2d 1012]

Opinion:
Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Albany County (Keegan, J.), rendered January 2, 1992, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of manslaughter in the first degree.
Defendant's guilty plea, which included a valid waiver of his right to appeal, precludes him from raising any issues pertaining to an alleged violation of CPL 30.30. As to his claim that he was denied his constitutional right to a speedy trial, much of the delay in bringing defendant to trial was caused by defendant's motion practice and the replacement of defense counsel, with the remainder occasioned by court and calendar congestion. In addition, defendant has not identified any specific prejudice caused by the delay. Consequently, we find upon balancing the relevant factors that defendant was not denied his constitutional right to a speedy trial in this case.
Cardona, P. J., Mikoll, Crew III, White and Casey, JJ., concur. Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.