Legal Opinion
The People v. Ronald D. Rossborough
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 2, 2016No. 69PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Pigott, J.
The issue on this appeal is whether a defendant who pleaded guilty to a felony may waive his or her right to be present at sentencing. We hold that such a waiver is permissible under the circumstances herein.
After committing a series of crimes in three different counties, defendant took pleas in each, the last being in Wyoming County. There, defendant was charged with three counts of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree (Penal Law § 170.25), attempted grand larceny in the third degree (Penal Law §§ 110.00, 155.35) and grand larceny in…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- People v. EppsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- People v. SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1998
- People v. MoxNew York Court of Appeals · 2012
- People v. CorleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- People v. HenriquezNew York Court of Appeals · 2004
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- People v. StewartNew York Court of Appeals · 2016
- People v. BonillaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2023
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