PEOPLE v. HARRIS


169 A.D.2d 733 (1991)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Sean Harris, Appellant

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

January 14, 1991


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

By absconding prior to sentencing, the defendant unambiguously indicated a defiance of the processes of law sufficient to effect a forfeiture of his right to be present at sentencing (see, People v Corley, 67 N.Y.2d 105). In this regard, we note that during the plea allocution, the court expressly advised the defendant that he would be sentenced in absentia in the event that he...

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