People v. Scannelli

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Clinton County, rendered October 31,1974, convicting defendant on his plea of guilty of the crime of absconding from temporary release in the first degree. Defendant objects to the jurisdiction of the trial court to convict him of a violation of section 205.17 of the Penal Law on the ground that his act *649of absconding took place, if at all, outside the geographic boundary of Clinton County.” The indictment alleges that defendant was released from confinement in the Adirondack Correctional Treatment and Evaluation Center, an institution located in…