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People v. Santiago

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Feb 1, 1993
190 A.D.2d 700 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993)

Opinion

February 1, 1993

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Queens County (Linakis, J.).


Ordered that the sentence is affirmed.

Despite extensive admonitions that he would be sentenced to a maximum allowable term of incarceration should he fail to appear for sentencing, the defendant did not appear as directed. Inasmuch as he was warned and has failed to offer any excuses for his absence, even in his appellate brief (see, People v Stevens, 159 A.D.2d 662), the imposition of sentence in absentia was not improper (see, People v Scott, 188 A.D.2d 1091; People v Harris, 169 A.D.2d 733, affd 79 N.Y.2d 909). Nor is the sentence excessive under the circumstances of this case (see, People v Harris, supra; People v Suitte, 90 A.D.2d 80). Mangano, P.J., Bracken, Lawrence, Miller and Pizzuto, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Santiago

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Feb 1, 1993
190 A.D.2d 700 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993)
Case details for

People v. Santiago

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. ROBERTO SANTIAGO…

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

Date published: Feb 1, 1993

Citations

190 A.D.2d 700 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993)
593 N.Y.S.2d 280

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