OPINION OF THE COURT Jones, J. Inasmuch as CPL 30.30 accords a defendant the right to dismissal of his indictment "where the people are not ready for trial” within the period prescribed by the statute rather than according him a legislatively created right to a speedy trial, court congestion does not excuse the People’s failure to be ready for trial or defeat defendant’s entitlement to a dismissal under CPL…
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