Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Cornelius James, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1994-09-30
Citations: 207 A.D.2d 1028
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Cornelius James, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 207
Pages: 1028–1028

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Cornelius James, Appellant.
[617 NYS2d 699]

Opinion:
—Case held, decision reserved and matter remitted to Niagara County Court for further proceedings in accordance with the following Memorandum: Because the record does not establish whether defendant was present at the Sandoval conference, we reserve decision and remit the matter to Niagara County Court for a reconstruction hearing to expand the record and to determine whether defendant was present (see, People v Michalek, 82 NY2d 906; People v Odiat, 82 NY2d 872; People v Koberstein, 206 AD2d 928; People v Mitchell, 189 AD2d 337). (Appeal from Judgment of Niagara County Court, Hannigan, J.—Criminal Possession Controlled Substance, 3rd Degree.) Present—Den-man, P. J., Green, Fallon, Wesley and Doerr, JJ.