The following excerpt is from People v. Algomai, 2015 N.Y. Slip Op. 25168, 48 Misc.3d 760, 9 N.Y.S.3d 858 (N.Y. Crim. Ct. 2015):
The defendant avoids extended pretrial incarceration and the anxieties and uncertainties of a trial; he gains a speedy disposition of the case, the chance to acknowledge his guilt, and a prompt start in realizing whatever potential there may be for rehabilitation. Judges and prosecutors conserve vital and scarce resources. The public is protected from the risks posed by those charged with criminal offenses who are at large on bail while awaiting
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completion of criminal proceedings (Blackledge v. Allison, 431 U.S. 63, 71, 97 S.Ct. 1621, 52 L.Ed.2d 136 [1977] ).
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