N.Y. Judiciary Law § 418: Proceedings, if defendant does not appear

§ 418. Proceedings, if defendant does not appear. If the defendant

does not appear, the court, upon proof of service or publication as

provided in the last two sections, may of its own motion, or for cause

shown, assign another day or place for hearing the impeachment; or may

then, or at any other time which it may appoint, proceed in the absence

of the defendant, to trial and judgment.