—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Dutchess County (Pagones, J.), rendered February 17, 1993, convicting him of rape in the first degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant argues that there is no valid explanation for
We agree with the People that this delay of more than 15 months does not, in and of itself, warrant dismissal of the indictment (see, People v Watts, 57 NY2d 299; People v Perez, 42 NY2d 971; People v Ganci, 27 NY2d 418, cert denied 402 US 924; People v Whelan, 198 AD2d 668; People v Johnson, 184 AD2d 862; People v Brown, 117 AD2d 978, 979; People v White, 81 AD2d 486, cert denied 455 US 992). There is no competent proof in the record of actual prejudice (cf., People v Moore, 47 NY2d 872; People v Johnson, 38 NY2d 271). The crime was one of "unprovoked [and] predatory” violence (People v Perez, supra, at 972; cf., People v Nelson, 197 AD2d 744; People v Respress, 195 AD2d 1053). In light of the particular procedural history of this case, there is an unusually strong basis for concluding that the defendant had a tactical interest in prolonging the length of his pretrial detention in the local jail. Upon consideration of all the relevant factors (see, People v Taranovich, 37 NY2d 442; see also, Barker v Wingo, 407 US 514), we conclude that the defendant was not deprived of his constitutional right to a speedy trial. Bracken, J. P., Sullivan, Miller and Goldstein, JJ., concur.