Case Name: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Joseph Michael Paquette, Appellant, v. Charles Cyrta, as Warden of the Suffolk County Jail, Respondent
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1969-06-02
Citations: 25 N.Y.2d 749
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Joseph Michael Paquette, Appellant, v. Charles Cyrta, as Warden of the Suffolk County Jail, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 25
Pages: 749–751

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York ex rel. Joseph Michael Paquette, Appellant, v. Charles Cyrta, as Warden of the Suffolk County Jail, Respondent.
Argued May 28, 1969;
decided June 2, 1969.
Edward T. Tighe and James D. Saver for appellant.
George J. Aspland, District Attorney (David F. Jordan of counsel), for respondent.

Opinion:
Memorandum. The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, without costs. In our view there was neither a denial of a speedy trial as guaranteed both by section 668 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and by the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution nor a violation of section 669-a of our Code. As to the latter, since the prison authorities acted expeditiously in forwarding the appellant's request to the District Attorney, the 180-day period specified in section 669-a was properly computed from July 22, 1968, the date on which the District Attorney received notice of the request. We would but add that, since " good cause " appeared, the trial court would have been justified, as provided for by the statute, in extending the 180-day period and granting a ' ' reasonable continuance " of the trial beyond that period.
Chief Judge Fuld and Judges Burke, Scileppi, Bergan, Bbeitel and Jasen concur.
Order affirmed.