It appears that the defendant may well have misunderstood the arraignment court's direction to return on a specific date, and, further, that counsel who was to be replaced — the reason for adjournment — did not appear on the adjourned date. Defendant, who had been at home, appeared as soon as notified. There is no affirmative evidence tending to show that failure to appear was other than an inadvertence. The prosecutor conceded on argument that the People lost...
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