People v. Hickman

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Albany County (Turner, Jr., J.), rendered July 26, 1990, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of robbery in the second degree.

It was not improper for County Court to deny defendant’s first request for an adjournment because of his claim that he needed more time to prepare. The case had been pending for almost four months and while defendant had been permitted to proceed pro se only the day before, he had been represented by counsel up to that point and had been specifically warned that he could do so only if it did not…