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People v. White

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
May 24, 1994
204 A.D.2d 204 (N.Y. App. Div. 1994)

Opinion

May 24, 1994

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Bronx County (Joseph Cerbone, J.).


By intentionally absenting himself from the courtroom during deliberations, defendant forfeited his right to be present (People v. Sanchez, 65 N.Y.2d 436). The trial court made reasonable efforts to locate defendant and waited more than an hour before taking the verdict (People v. Rodriguez, 174 A.D.2d 405, lv denied 78 N.Y.2d 1080).

Contrary to defendant's contention, the spent shell casing, promptly recovered at the scene of the alleged shooting, was sufficiently connected with defendant to be relevant to an issue in the case and was properly admitted (People v. Gonzalez, 193 A.D.2d 360, 361).

Concur — Murphy, P.J., Rosenberger, Kupferman, Ross and Tom, JJ.


Summaries of

People v. White

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
May 24, 1994
204 A.D.2d 204 (N.Y. App. Div. 1994)
Case details for

People v. White

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. ROY WHITE, Appellant

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

Date published: May 24, 1994

Citations

204 A.D.2d 204 (N.Y. App. Div. 1994)
612 N.Y.S.2d 132