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p. 999The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Joseph Michael Paquette, Appellant.
Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Suffolk County, rendered July 1, 1969, convicting him of murder in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. Judgment affirmed. In our opinion, defendant was not deprived of his right to a speedy trial (People ex rel. Paquette v. Cyrta, 25 N Y 2d 749 ); nor was he subjected to double jeopardy (Matter of Bland v. Supreme Ct., County of N. Y., 20 N Y 2d 552 ). Rabin, P. J., Hopkins, Munder, Latham and Gulotta, JJ., concur.
Cases cited
- People ex rel. Paquette v. Cyrta 25 N Y 2d 749 p. 999
- Bland v. Supreme Court 20 N Y 2d 552 p. 999