People v. Freeman

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Carol Berk-man, J.), rendered October 31, 2007, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of bail jumping in the first degree, and sentencing him to a term of l2/s to 5 years, unanimously affirmed.

After removing defendant for disruptive conduct, the court properly exercised its discretion in declining counsel’s request for a recess to determine whether defendant could cease his outbursts and return to the courtroom. Given defendant’s pattern of disruptive conduct, there was no reason to delay the trial further in the hope that his behavior would…