People v. White

Appeal from a judgment of the Ontario County Court (Thomas M. Van Strydonck, J.), rendered July 27, 2011. The judgment convicted defendant, after a nonjury trial, of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree.

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

Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him, following a nonjury trial, of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree (Penal Law § 220.16 [1]). *1257Contrary to defendant’s contention, he was not denied his constitutional right to proceed pro se.…