People v. Morales

Appeal from a judgment of the Cayuga County Court (Peter E. Corning, J.), rendered October 6, 2003. The judgment convicted defendant, upon a jury verdict, of assault in the second degree.

It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from be and the same hereby is unanimously affirmed.

Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him upon a jury verdict of assault in the second degree (Penal Law § 120.05 [3]). We reject the contention of defendant that County Court abused its discretion in denying his motion to proceed pro se. Defendant’s motion was not made prior to the…