People v. Elliott

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Coutant, J.), rendered January 28, 1988 in Broome County, (1) upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of burglary in the second degree, and (2) convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of bail jumping in the second degree.

Defendant was indicted for burglary in the second degree for an incident allegedly occurring in the City of Binghamton, Broome County, on November 18, 1985. After arraignment, defendant was specifically advised when trial would commence and that it would proceed in his absence. As trial commenced,…