A state appeals court has thrown out a New York man’s convictions for attempted murder and assault, along with his 15-year sentence, because prosecutors were not ready for trial within the Speedy Trial Act’s prescribed time.

Prosecutors under Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. will not be able to prosecute defendant Domingo Ricart again because his alleged crimes were felonies. Felonies dismissed under the act, set out in CPL Sect. 30.30, can’t be re-prosecuted.