People v. Ortiz

Defendant is before the court on separate charges. The first is contained in an information sworn to by a police officer on December 26, 1972, charging disorderly conduct and harassment (Penal Law, §§ 240.20, 240.25). Both charges are violations.

Consequent upon defendant’s nonappearance in Part 3 of this court on December 27,1972, after his parole at arraignment, a bench warrant was ordered. The filed papers indicate that at the same time the Judge in Part 3 also put the case over to January 11, 1973 “as to all defendants.” The decision to do so might be accounted for by the presence in court…