Ortega-Rodriguez v. U.S., No. 91-7749 (U.S. Supreme Court) (507 U.S. 234; 113 S.Ct. 1199) (March 8, 1993) (Justice Stevens)
In this case, the Court considered certain limitations on the fugitive disentitlement doctrine, holding that, in general, a court of appeals may not dismiss an appeal based on a defendant's fugitive status if that status does not coincide with the pendency of an appeal.
Here a divided Court held that, ...
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