People v. Stokes

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Michael Obús, J.), rendered March 6, 2001, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of robbery in the third degree, grand larceny in the fourth degree (seven counts), criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree (seven counts) and criminal possession of stolen property in the fifth degree, and sentencing him, as a persistent felony offender, to an aggregate term of 15 years to life, unanimously affirmed.

The court properly exercised its discretion in denying defendant’s last-minute request for a one-day adjournment for the purpose of…