Legal Opinion
People v. Barnes
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 17, 1988PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant, as limited by her motion, from a sentence of the County Court, Westchester County (Cowhey, J.), imposed June 10,1987.
Ordered that the appeal is dismissed.
The defendant failed to appear for a scheduled court date, whereupon a warrant was issued for her arrest. Her lawyer has been unable to contact her and she is currently a fugitive from justice. Since the defendant is unavailable to obey the *838mandate of the court, the appeal is dismissed (see, People v Southerland, 136 AD2d 662; People v Flemming, 104 AD2d 1048). Mollen, P. J., Brown, Lawrence and Weinstein, JJ.,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- People v. SoutherlandAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- People v. FlemmingAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
3Cited by6 opinions
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- In re Magdalene N.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- People v. QuickAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
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