Legal Opinion
People v. Febo
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 5, 1994PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Broomer, J.), rendered April 8, 1991, convicting him of robbery in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant’s contention, his right to be present at all material stages of trial was not violated when the trial court took the verdict in his absence. The defendant forfeited his right to be present when he deliberately absented himself from the trial.
The defendant was present throughout his trial, but left the courthouse while the jury…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. DokesNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
- People v. VelascoNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
- People v. BrooksNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
- People v. WilliamsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- People v. CarrollAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
3Cited by6 opinions
- People v. FieldsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
- People v. GreenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- People v. JohnsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- People v. PagonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
- People v. FieldsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
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