elizabeth-cooper t1_jb5l7e9 wrote on March 6, 2023 at 4:38 PM

Reply to comment by fieryscribe in Police arrest suspect in rape of woman on the Upper West Side by dosmey

I've been following the case of an accused arsonist since he was arrested in 2019. Seems like this isn't necessarily so uncommon. Many of the delays are from the defense, especially if their client is free.

The arsonist? He may prefer being on Rikers to being sent up the river. If you think Rikers isn't fun, Sing Sing is even less fun.

fieryscribe t1_jb5leop wrote on March 6, 2023 at 4:39 PM

Yeah, could very well be. I imagine there are a number of procedural delays, especially in a case such as that which involved eyewitness testimony. Covid may have also played a role after 2020.

PiffityPoffity t1_jb5nmuv wrote on March 6, 2023 at 4:54 PM

COVID absolutely played a huge role. Courts had to cancel a bunch of hearings and trials, which then got rescheduled and pushed other hearings and trials back, etc. Courts were already struggling with the workload pre-COVID and they haven’t caught up since.