PEOPLE v. RIVERA


121 A.D.2d 408 (1986)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Pedro Rivera, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

June 2, 1986


Judgment affirmed.

This court reversed the judgment of conviction and ordered a new trial and Wade hearing on the ground that the defendant, who had absconded from the courthouse during a luncheon recess, after his case had been assigned a courtroom for a suppression hearing and trial, was improperly tried in absentia. The Court of Appeals reversed this court's determination, holding that the defendant was properly tried in absentia and remitted...

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