People v. Fleming

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Lewis, J.), rendered May 7, 2008, convicting him of robbery in the first degree (two counts), and robbery in the second degree (two counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. The appeal brings up for review the denial, after a hearing, of that branch of the defendant’s omnibus motion which was to suppress his statements to law enforcement officials.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the trial court properly exercised its discretion in conducting a joint bench trial…