Legal Opinion

People v. Peterson

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided June 14, 1999PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (McCann, J.), rendered May 30, 1997, convicting him of murder in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant effectively waived his right to be present at *503material stages of his Sandoval hearing and trial (see, People v Antommarchi, 80 NY2d 247; People v Dokes, 79 NY2d 656), by refusing to attend portions of the Sandoval hearing and jury selection despite the court’s advice (see, People v…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. People v. SandovalNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
  3. People v. AntommarchiNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
  4. People v. DokesNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
  5. People v. EppsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. People v. WallaceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  2. People v. MackAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  3. People v. DavisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  4. People v. LombardoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
  5. People v. BetancortAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001

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