People v. De Los Dios
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal from order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Dominic R. Massaro, J.), entered May 27, 2014, which denied defendant’s CPL 440.46 motion for resentencing, unanimously dismissed.
The appeal is dismissed pursuant to the fugitive disentitlement doctrine because defendant absconded from parole supervision while his appeal was pending and has not returned (see People v Taveras, 10 NY3d 227 [2008]; People v Law, 12 AD3d 192 [1st Dept 2004]). Were we not dismissing the appeal, we would affirm, finding that the court properly exercised its discretion in determining that substantial justice dictated…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- People v. TaverasNew York Court of Appeals · 2008
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