On November 10, 1984, defendant was allegedly involved in an altercation with three minors which resulted in his arrest later that day on charges of criminal possession of a weapon
On July 5, 1985, the special prosecutor certified that he was ready for trial. County Court decided defendant’s omnibus motion on July 11, 1985, holding, inter alia, that the appointment of the special prosecutor rendered the conflict of interest issue moot. Defendant then moved, on August 21, 1985, to dismiss the indictment on the ground that he had been denied a speedy trial. The motion was denied on September 6, 1985. Defendant’s trial commenced on October 15, 1985 and, on the following day, he pleaded guilty to attempted assault in the second degree in full satisfaction of the indictment. This appeal ensued.
Initially, we find that by pleading guilty defendant waived the right to preserve for appellate review his assertions that the indictment should be dismissed because of the alleged conflict of interest of the District Attorney (see, People v Bump,
Next, we turn to defendant’s contention that the prosecution violated his constitutional right to a speedy trial. It is, of course, well established that a guilty plea does not waive the right to raise the constitutional speedy trial issue (People v Taylor,
Judgment affirmed. Mahoney, P. J., Main, Weiss, Mikoll and Harvey, JJ., concur.
