N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 30.20 : General Principles Relating To Requirements For And Exemptions From Criminal Prosecution — Criminal Procedure — Timeliness Of Prosecutions And Speedy Trial — Speedy trial; in general

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Current through 2016 New York Laws, Chapters 1 to 237

1. After a criminal action is commenced, the defendant is entitled to a speedy trial.
2. Insofar as is practicable, the trial of a criminal action must be given preference over civil cases; and the trial of a criminal action where the defendant has been committed to the custody of the sheriff during the pendency of the criminal action must be given preference over other criminal actions.
N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 30.20
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