Court of Appeals of New York

Appellate Division's order is reversed and remitted for consideration of facts where trial court properly inquired into defendant's absence and reasonably determined, based on the court's own observation as well as defense counsel's explanation, that defendant had deliberately left the courthouse shortly before announcement of the jury verdict.

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• Decided 06/06/2006
• Published 06/06/2006

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• Court of Appeals of New York

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