People v. Mininni

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Richmond County (Kuffner, J.), rendered February 5, 1987, convicting him of burglary in the second degree and grand larceny in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

On two occasions, the defendant requested, and was given, additional time to secure a transcript of a preliminary hearing. On the afternoon of jury selection, he announced that he was ready for trial pending receipt of this transcript. The following afternoon, the defendant announced that he was ready for…