Does a fugitive from justice have a right to appeal his conviction?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Kubby, 118 Cal.Rptr.2d 588, 97 Cal.App.4th 619 (Cal. App. 2002):
This general rule has been applied to appeals in criminal cases where the appellant is a fugitive from justice: "It has long been recognized that a convicted defendant who becomes a fugitive from justice forfeits the right to appeal that conviction." (People v. Perez, supra, 229 Cal.App.3d at p. 308, 279 Cal.Rptr. 915; accord, Molinaro v. New Jersey (1970) 396 U.S. 365, 366, 90 S.Ct. 498,
[97 Cal.App.4th 623]
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