Court of Appeals of New York

In appeals from convictions and sentences imposed "in absentia", dismissal of defendants' appeals following their capture after years of absence is affirmed where there was no abuse of discretion as the government established that it would suffer prejudice due to the absences, particularly in locating key witnesses to crimes and retrying the cases.

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• Decided 03/18/2008
• Published 03/18/2008

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