
    The People of the State of New York, Plaintiff, v Ronald Frank, Defendant.
   Motion to dismiss appeal granted on the grounds that the defendant has absconded and his whereabouts are unknown. (See People v Del Rio, 14 NY2d 165; People ex rel. Mallin [Beauchene] v Kuh, 38 NY2d 982; People v Casiel, 33 NY2d 791.) Concur—Kupferman, J. P., Bloom, Lane and Silverman, JJ.  