People v. Williams

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Raymond L. Bruce, J.), rendered September 26, 2005, convicting defendant, after a *471jury trial, of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of 4V2 to 9 years, unanimously affirmed.

The totality of the record (see People v Montez, 269 AD2d 154 [2000], lv denied 95 NY2d 800 [2000]; People v Leonor, 245 AD2d 22, 23 [1997], lv denied 92 NY2d 855 [1998]) demonstrates that defendant knowingly, intelligently and voluntarily waived his right to be present at discussions with…