People v. Nevitt

—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Robert Haft, J.), rendered June 29, 1988, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of arson in the second degree, and sentencing him to a term of 8 Vs to 25 years, unanimously affirmed.

The trial court properly exercised its discretion in discharging defendant’s fourth attorney because defendant’s case had been pending for over a year, and counsel indicated that he would not be able to try the case for several months. Contrary *342to defendant’s contention, the record confirms that he knowingly and voluntarily elected to proceed pro se. Prior to granting…