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PEOPLE v. COPPEZ

93 N.Y.2d 249 (1999)

711 N.E.2d 970

689 N.Y.S.2d 692

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Appellant, v. DAVID COPPEZ, Also Known as DAVID COPPAGE, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided May 4, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney of New York County, New York City (Theresa A. Foudy and Patricia Curran of counsel), for appellant.

Gregory Antollino, New York City, for respondent.

Chief Judge KAYE and Judges BELLACOSA, LEVINE, CIPARICK, WESLEY and ROSENBLATT concur.

OPINION OF THE COURT

SMITH, J.

Under New York's Penal Law, a person can be charged with the crime of bail jumping when, having been released from custody or allowed to remain at liberty in connection with a criminal charge, he or she fails to appear in court "on the required date or voluntarily within thirty days thereafter" (Penal Law §§ 215.55, 215.56, 215.57). When a defendant fails to appear on a court-ordered adjourned date but the court,...

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