People v. Romero

—Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Lawrence Bernstein, J.), rendered April 13, 1999, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of assault in the first degree, and sentencing her to a term of 21/z to 5 years, unanimously affirmed.

The court properly exercised its discretion in denying defendant’s request for a lengthy mid-trial continuance for the purpose of obtaining records of the complainant’s pending New Jersey arrest for prostitution (see, People v Pitts, 255 AD2d 220, lv denied 93 NY2d 976). Contrary to defendant’s argument, the People’s failure to disclose the pending case at an…