Bill Text: NY A08296 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Relates to time limits for a speedy trial.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 33-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-06-01 - REFERRED TO CODES [A08296 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A08296-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         8296--A
                               2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                      June 18, 2015
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by M. of A. AUBRY, PERRY, ARROYO, BARRON, BLAKE, COOK, CRES-
          PO, DAVILA, KIM, PICHARDO, PRETLOW, RICHARDSON,  ROBINSON,  WRIGHT  --
          read once and referred to the Committee on Codes -- recommitted to the
          Committee  on  Codes  in  accordance  with  Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 --
          committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
          recommitted to said committee
        AN  ACT  to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to time limits
          for a speedy trial
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Kalief's law".
     2    §  2. Section 30.30 of the criminal procedure law, as added by chapter
     3  184 of the laws of 1972, paragraph (a) of subdivision 3  as  amended  by
     4  chapter  93  of  the  laws  of  2006,  paragraph (a) of subdivision 4 as
     5  amended by chapter 558 of the laws of 1982, paragraph (c) of subdivision
     6  4 as amended by chapter 631 of the laws of 1996, paragraph (h) of subdi-
     7  vision 4 as added by chapter 837 of the laws of 1986, paragraph  (i)  of
     8  subdivision 4 as added by chapter 446 of the laws of 1993, paragraph (j)
     9  of  subdivision 4 as added by chapter 222 of the laws of 1994, paragraph
    10  (b) of subdivision 5 as amended by chapter 109  of  the  laws  of  1982,
    11  paragraphs  (e)  and (f) of subdivision 5 as added by chapter 209 of the
    12  laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows:
    13  § 30.30 Speedy trial; time limitations.
    14    1. Except as otherwise provided in subdivision [three] four, a  motion
    15  made  pursuant  to paragraph (e) of subdivision one of section 170.30 or
    16  paragraph (g) of subdivision one of section 210.20 must be granted where
    17  the people are not ready for trial within:
    18    (a) six months of the commencement of  a  criminal  action  wherein  a
    19  defendant is accused of one or more offenses, at least one of which is a
    20  felony;
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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