Case Title: People v Walker

Citation: 2011 NY Slip Op 09165

Docket Number: 

State: new-york

Court: New York Appellate Court

Date: 2011-12-20T00:00:00Z

Document:
People v Walker

2011 NY Slip Op 09165

Decided on December 20, 2011

Court of Appeals

Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.

This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports.


Decided on December 20, 2011

No. 245 SSM 41
[*1]The People & c., Respondent,
vFrederick E. Walker, Appellant.

Submitted by James S. Hinman, for appellant.
Submitted by Stephen X. O'Brien, for respondent.


On review of submissions pursuant to section 500.11 of the Rules, order modified and case remitted to Supreme Court, Monroe County, for further proceedings, and as so modified, affirmed. We conclude that on this record defendant satisfied his burden of showing that a reconstruction hearing is necessary to determine whether he was present during the Sandoval hearing. Upon remittal, if it is determined that defendant was not present during the Sandoval hearing, a new trial must be ordered; if it is determined that defendant was present, the judgment of conviction should be amended to reflect that result. Chief Judge Lippman and Judges Ciparick, Graffeo, Read, Smith and Jones concur. Judge Pigott took no part.
Decided December 20, 2011