People v. James

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Mastro, J.), rendered November 29, 1994, convicting him of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant’s contentions, the Supreme Court properly denied the defendant’s motion to dismiss the indictment pursuant to CPL 30.30. The record demonstrates that the People exercised due diligence in attempting to locate the defendant during the brief period which elapsed between the issuance of a bench warrant…