Legal Opinion
People v. Rodriguez
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 24, 2009PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal from order, Supreme Court, New York County (Eduardo Padro, J.), entered on or about October 9, 2007, which adjudicated defendant a level three sex offender pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA) (Correction Law art 6-C), unanimously dismissed, without costs.
Since defendant, having absconded from parole supervision, is not presently available to obey the mandate of the court, he has forfeited his right to appeal (see e.g. People v Law, 12 AD3d 192 [2004]). Although a SORA appeal is a civil appeal, this principle is similarly applicable (see e.g. Wechsler v Wechsler, 45…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Wechsler v. WechslerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- People v. LawAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
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