People v. Adger

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Monroe County (Stephen R. Sirkin, A.J.), rendered July 27, 2005. The judgment convicted defendant, after a nonjury trial, of, inter alia, rape in the first degree.

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

Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him, following a bench trial, of, inter alia, rape in the first degree (Penal Law § 130.35 [1]). Defendant contends that his waiver of the right to a jury trial was invalid inasmuch as Supreme Court failed to conduct an adequate allocution to determine…