People v. Corley

OPINION OF THE COURT

Kaye, J.

This appeal presents two discrete issues: first, does our dismissal of defendant’s appeal for failure to prosecute bar his subsequent appeal of the same issue? Second, is defendant properly sentenced in absentia where, after reinstatement of his conviction on appeal and with sentencing as the inevitable next step in the prosecution, he willfully absconds on the day scheduled for his appearance before the Trial Judge? Answering both questions in the affirmative, we affirm the order of the Appellate Division.

Following defendant’s conviction of robbery in the second…