PEOPLE v. CHESTNUT

4711, 3121/06.

83 A.D.3d 441 (2011)

920 N.Y.S.2d 344

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. RONALD CHESTNUT, Appellant.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

Decided April 7, 2011.


The court properly accepted the jury's verdict in defendant's absence. The court's inquiry and findings were sufficient to establish that defendant's absence was deliberate (see People v Brooks, 75 N.Y.2d 898, 899 [1990]).

During the trial, the court repeatedly warned defendant of the consequences of any failure to appear (see People v Parker, 57 N.Y.2d 136...

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