People v. Jones

Memorandum:

Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him upon a nonjury verdict of two counts of robbery in the second degree (Penal Law § 160.10 [1], [2] [a]). On a prior appeal by the People, we reversed the order that, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to set aside the verdict pursuant to CPL 330.30 (1), and we reinstated the verdict and remitted the matter to Supreme Court for sentencing with respect to defendant and his codefendant, Jonathan Benton (People v Benton, 78 AD3d 1545 [2010], lv denied 16 NY3d 828 [2011]). As noted in our prior reversal, defendant’s contention that the…