People v. Yanez

*717OPINION OF THE COURT

Alfred H. Kleiman, J.

Defendant moved under CPL 210.20 to dismiss two indictments, arguing that he had been denied his statutory right to a speedy trial on narcotics charges under the first indictment and that the second, for bail jumping, was barred by the five-year Statute of Limitations. Pursuant to CPL 210.45 (6), a lengthy consolidated hearing was held before me. This opinion is addressed to the following relatively novel issues raised during the hearing: Is a defendant, who absconded on the eve of trial, presumed, as a matter of law, to have attempted “to avoid…