Defendant's speedy trial motion was properly denied. The issue turns on the court's exclusion of a 27-day post-readiness adjournment beginning on June 25, 1998. The minutes of that adjournment reveal defense counsel's immediate announcement that he had just been assigned, followed by an unrecorded bench conference, followed by the court's inquiry of defense counsel whether July 22 was an acceptable date and defense counsel's agreement. It is undisputed that defense counsel...
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