People v. Garcia

—Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Rena Uviller, J.), entered on or about November 20, 1995, granting defendant’s motion pursuant to CPL 330.30 (1) to set aside the jury verdict convicting him of robbery in the first degree and burglary in the first degree, unanimously reversed, on the law, the verdict reinstated and the matter remanded for further proceedings.

On a prior appeal, we reversed the order presently under review and reinstated the verdict (237 AD2d 42). On that appeal, defendant, who was at liberty, had not put in any appearance, either pro se or by counsel. On the basis that…