Legal Opinion
People v. Taveras
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 18, 2008PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Pigott, J.
In these unrelated criminal proceedings, defendants Jose Martin Taveras and Anthony Jones appeal from trial judgments of conviction and resultant sentences imposed “in absentia.” Notices of appeal were timely filed in both instances, but no effort to perfect or dismiss the appeals was made during the time defendants were fugitives.
Defendant Taveras was captured eight years after his failure to appear for trial; defendant Jones was apprehended nearly 18 years after absconding during jury selection. Because the appeals were still pending at the time of each…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Molinaro v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- People v. ParkerNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Ortega-Rodriguez v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Estelle v. DorroughSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Smith v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- People v. De Los DiosAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
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