Legal Opinion
People v. Rodriguez
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 13, 1991PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Lawrence J. Tonetti, J.), rendered April 26, 1989, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree and sentencing him to a term of imprisonment of from 1 to 3 years, unanimously affirmed.
At the close of the People’s case, the trial was adjourned for four days. Defendant failed to appear for trial on the adjourned date, and remained absent throughout the remainder of the trial. The trial court’s continuation of the trial in defendant’s absence was not an abuse of discretion. The court and the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People v. ParkerNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- People v. SaundersNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- People v. JonesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- People v. SanchezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
3Cited by5 opinions
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- People v. ToussaintAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- People v. WhiteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994