Legal Opinion
People v. Stevens
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 19, 1990PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Rotker, J.), rendered September 26, 1986, convicting him of criminal possession of stolen property in the first degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence of an indeterminate term of 3 Vi to 7 years’ imprisonment.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the sentencing court did not improvidently exercise its discretion in sentencing the defendant in absentia. At the time of the plea bargain, the court expressly warned the defendant that if he failed to appear on the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- People v. DavisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- People v. BethenyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- People v. Christopher R.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
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