Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Jose Hernandez, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1999-11-23
Citations: 266 A.D.2d 116
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Jose Hernandez, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 266
Pages: 116–117

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Jose Hernandez, Appellant.
[698 NYS2d 147]

Opinion:
—Appeal from judg ment, Supreme Court, New York County (Renee White, J.), rendered October 15, 1997, convicting defendant-appellant, after a jury trial, of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, and sentencing him to a term of 4 to 12 years, unanimously dismissed, upon the ground that appellant, having absconded, is not presently available to obey the mandate of the Court (see, People v Johnson, 191 AD2d 279, lv dismissed 81 NY2d 1074). Were we not dismissing the appeal, we would find no abuse of sentencing discretion. Concur — Ellerin, P. J., Rosenberger, Tom, Andrias and Buckley, JJ.