People v. McPherson

—Order, Appellate Term of the State of New York, First Department (Parness, J. P., and Davis, J.; McCooe, J., dissenting), entered September 15, 1997, which affirmed an order of the Criminal Court of the City of New York, Bronx County (Megan Tallmer, J.), entered on or about July 11, 1996, imposing a sanction of $50 upon appellant attorney for failure to timely appear at a scheduled hearing, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The sanction was properly imposed after appellant was given a reasonable opportunity to explain why he did not telephone the court or arrange for another attorney to…