People v. Sanchez

In People v. Sanchez, 8 Misc 3d 900, Criminal Court ordered a case dismissed and sealed upon the People's concession that CPL 30.30 time had expired. Later that same day the People informed the Court that the concession had been in error and the Court restored the case to the calendar. The Sanchez Court found that the sealing provisions in the Criminal Procedure Law provided a 30 day window before any sealing order became effective. Accordingly, there was no requirement for an unsealing order before the case could be restored within that 30 day period. The Sanchez Court, also noted the inherent power of a Court to correct its records in order to conform the record to the truth.