Peters, J.
After an arrest on November 20, 1998, defendant was indicted for criminal possession of marihuana in the second degree in violation of Penal Law § 221.25. Pretrial motions included a defense motion to dismiss the indictment on speedy trial grounds. County Court (Breslin, J.) denied such motion without a hearing, concluding that the action was commenced upon the arraignment in local criminal court on November 21, 1998 and the People timely declared...
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