After pleading guilty to "speeding, riding a motorcycle between lanes, having a bent license plate, and failing to comply with a lawful order" Daniel Bonacorso claimed that his constitutional right to a speedy trial had been violated and that the charges against him should have been dismissed.
When the City Court of Rye denied his request, Bonacorso appealed to the Appellate Term, Second Department.
Although he had experienced a 21-month delay, as far as the AT2 was concerned, the mere passage of time wasn't enough to justify the case's dismissal, particularly in the absence of any prejudice. (Among other things Bonacorso needed to show that his defense had been "impaired by reason of the delay.")
That ride certainly ran its course.
To view a copy of the Appellate Term's decision, please use this link: People v. Bonacorso