People v. Matthews

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Nassau County (Mackston, J.), rendered July 1, 1992, convicting him of grand larceny in the third degree and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the court did not improvidently exercise its discretion in granting the People’s motion, prior to trial, to amend the indictment (see, CPL 200.70; see, People v Hood, 194 AD2d 556). The defendant was charged with various crimes stemming from the…