The People v. Ganesh Ramlall

• Court: New York Court of Appeals
• Decided: February 13, 2020
• Docket: 10
• Status: Published

Opinion

State of New York MEMORANDUM Court of Appeals This memorandum is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the New York Reports.

No. 10 The People &c., Respondent, v. Ganesh Ramlall, Appellant.

Natalie Rea, for appellant. Ann Bordley, for respondent.

MEMORANDUM:

The order of the Appellate Term, insofar as appealed from, should be affirmed.

Defendant argues that the lengthy delay of his prosecution for the traffic infraction

of driving while ability impaired (Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1192 [1]) violated his -1- -2- No. 10

constitutional right to a speedy trial (see People v Taranovich, 37 NY2d 442 [1975]; CPL

30.20). Though a close case, we conclude that, after balancing the relevant factors,

defendant’s claims do not rise to the level of a constitutional violation.

The People’s argument that the constitutional right to a speedy trial does not apply

to traffic infractions is unpreserved for our review.

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Order, insofar as appealed from, affirmed, in a memorandum. Chief Judge DiFiore and Judges Rivera, Stein, Fahey, Garcia, Wilson and Feinman concur.

Decided February 13, 2020

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