People v. Arroyo

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Ira Beal, J.), rendered March 10, 1998, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of robbery in the second degree and grand larceny in the fourth degree, and sentencing him to concurrent terms of 4 to 8 years and lVs to 4 years, respectively, unanimously affirmed.

During a lengthy colloquy, conducted well into the trial, the court, which was already familiar with defendant and his extensive criminal background, fully apprised defendant of the *387risks and responsibilities involved in waiving counsel and proceeding pro se (see, People v Smith, 92 NY2d 516).