In August 2023, Clark was indicted along with 18 other people in the Georgia election racketeering prosecution, related to Donald Trumps efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
➢ IN GENERAL: Criminal Procedure Law § 30.30, also known as “statutory speedy trial,” requires the prosecution to establish its readiness for trial on an “offense” within a specific codified time period after the commencement of a criminal action (which occurs, generally, by the filing of the initial accusatory).
The right to a speedy trial applies to all New York criminal charges including, but not limited to, traffic tickets and misdemeanors. ing to CPL 30.30, the prosecution must be ready to try a felony within 6 months.
The court may permit an information to be amended at any time before verdict or finding if no additional or different offense is charged and if substantial rights of the defendant are not prejudiced. Leave of court is required for the prosecutor to amend.