Arrest-to-Arraignment Now Fast-Tracked in New York City Courts . . . But at What Cost?
Every retail chain – from CVS Pharmacy to Home Depot, from 7-Eleven to Cosco –uses them. Uses what? Check-out scanners, computers to keep track of products and sales. Instead of making you wait on line, these scanners speed up time between off-the shelf and your purchase. It used to be, in the New York City […]
NY Courts Cut Time Between Arrest and Arraignment
In a recent New York Times article, it has been cited that the average time it takes to bring a defendant before a judge for arraignment fell last year to below 24 hours in all five boroughs. This is the first time since 2001 that NY has met that 24-hour benchmark, preceding two decades before the […]