Legal Opinion
People v. Harris
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 14, 1991PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Cohen, J.), rendered May 17, 1989, convicting him of attempted burglary in the second degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
By absconding prior to sentencing, the defendant unambiguously indicated a defiance of the processes of law sufficient to effect a forfeiture of his right to be present at sentencing (see, People v Corley, 67 NY2d 105). In this regard, we note that during the plea allocution, the court expressly advised the defendant that he would be…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- People v. CorleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- People v. VillegasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- People v. HooperAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- People v. LockwoodAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
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