It appears that a 62-year-old man accused of dealing drugs in Batavia is dead but County Court Judge Charles Zambito said he needs to see proof.
Proceedings in the case of Adner Davila were adjourned until 9:45 a.m., Dec. 11, giving Attorney Michael Locicero time to locate a death certificate for his client.
Locicero told Zambito he's spoken with two sisters of Davila and they said their brother died Nov. 20. Locicero doesn't know where his client died, though Davila was supposed to be confined to his residence in Batavia while awaiting further court proceedings. He does believe Davila's body was transported by a funeral home in Rochester to Brooklyn.
Davila was arrested in early September and charged with: charged with two counts of criminal sale of a controlled substance, 3rd; five counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance, 3rd; one count of criminal possession of a controlled substance, 7th; and one count of criminally using drug paraphernalia.
