"For well over a century," the "fugitive disentitlement doctrine" or, as it is also known, "the unavailable to obey the mandate of the court doctrine," a doctrine anchored in equity which has been extended to civil cases, Skiff-Murray v. Murray, 305 A.D.2d 751, 752 (3d Dep't 2003) and Wechsler v. Wechsler, 45 A.D.3d 470, 472 (1st Dep't 2007), has been applied by appellate courts in criminal cases to "dismiss an appeal of a defendant who is a fugitive from justice during the pendency of [his/her] appeal … . [The doctrine] is based upon the inherent power of the courts to enforce their judgments, and has long been applied to those who evade the law while simultaneously seeking its protection [U.S. Supreme Court cites omitted]." Allain v. Allain, 123 A.D.3d 138, 142 (2d Dep't 2014); Wechsler, 45 A.D.3d at 472; Matter of Joshua M. v. Dimari N., 9 A.D.3d 617, 619 (3d Dep't 2004).