People v. Neiss

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Clabby, J.), rendered June 3, 1985, convicting him of grand larceny in the second degree, after a nonjury trial, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant, who stands convicted of grand larceny in the second degree, admittedly received certain items of jewelry from the complainant on consignment. Although the defendant agreed to sell this jewelry on the complainant’s behalf, and agreed to remit the proceeds of the sale to the complainant, he, nevertheless, wrongfully retained the…