PEOPLE v. LAW

Defendant, having absconded from parole supervision, is not presently available to obey the mandate of the court ( see People v. Perez, 38 NY2d 904). Were we not dismissing the appeal, we would affirm, concluding that the court's Sandoval ruling was a proper exercise of discretion, that defendant received effective assistance of counsel, and that defendant's remaining contentions are unpreserved and unavailing.