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In Colon and Sturgis, the Court of Appeals ruled that the absence of a defendant did not prevent the People from filing accusatory instruments, and that as a consequence, any delays attributable to a failure to so file did not "result from" the defendant's absence, and therefore were not excludable pursuant to CPL 30.30 (4) (c) (see, People v Bratton, 103 A.D.2d 368, 369, affd 65 N.Y.2d 675; Bellacosa, Supp Practice Commentaries, McKinney's Cons Laws of NY, Book 11A, CPL 30.30 [1991 Supp Pamph], at 62; People v Rodriguez, 132 Misc.2d 1044, 1046-1047).
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Argued June 2, 1983
Decided June 28, 1983
Appeal from the Supreme Court in the First Judicial Department, JEFFREY M. ATLAS, J.
Marilyn A. Kneeland and William E. Hellerstein for appellant.
Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney ( Susan Corkery and Robert M. Pitler of counsel), for respondent.
Order reversed and order of the Criminal Court of the City of New York, New York County, reinstated for the reasons stated in the opinion of Judge JEFFREY ATLAS at the Criminal Court ( 110 Misc.2d 917; People v Williams, 56 N.Y.2d 824; People v Sturgis, 38 N.Y.2d 625).
Concur: Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, JONES, WACHTLER, MEYER and SIMONS.