OPINION OF THE COURT
JAMES P. MULLEY, JR., J.
The fugitive disentitlement doctrine authorizes an appellate court to dismiss the direct appeal of a defendant who is a fugitive from justice. The question presented is whether the doctrine authorizes a trial-level court to summarily deny a CPL article 440 motion filed on behalf of a fugitive...
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