People v. Maldonado

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Robert Haft, J., at plea; Brenda Soloff, J., at sentence), rendered February 28, 2007, convicting defendant of bail jumping in the second degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of U/a to 3 years, unanimously affirmed.

The court properly denied defendant’s motion to dismiss the indictment, made on the ground of delay in sentencing (see CPL *345380.30 [1]; People v Drake, 61 NY2d 359, 364-367 [1984]). After defendant absconded while awaiting sentencing, and the People learned that he was serving a sentence in Puerto Rico, they…