People v. Valiente

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (James Yates, J.), rendered October 9, 2001, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of robbery in the first degree, robbery in the second degree (two counts), criminal use of a firearm in the first degree and grand larceny in the second degree, and sentencing him to concurrent terms of 16 years, 5 years (three terms), and 2 to 6 years, respectively, unanimously affirmed.

When the court granted the jury’s midtrial request to take notes, this was contrary to section 220.10 (b) of the Uniform Rules for the New York State Trial Courts (22 NYCRR 220.10…