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THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO A PROMPT PROSECUTION UNDER THE DUE PROCESS CLAUSE

By statute and constitutional law, New York guarantees criminal defendants the right to a speedy trial and prompt prosecution (see People v Staley, 41 NY2d 789, 791; People v Vernace, 96 NY2d 886, 887 [2001]; NY Const Art I, § 6; CPL § 30.20). “[T]he State due process requirement of a prompt prosecution is broader than . . . the Sixth Amendment