Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York November 13, 1986 (People v. Ward)

On January 13, 1983, defendant was sentenced to a term of five years’ probation upon his plea of guilty to burglary in the third degree. Approximately two months later, defendant absconded and a warrant was issued for his arrest. Later that year, defendant was convicted in Florida on felony robbery and grand theft charges and was sentenced to a three-year term of imprisonment.