People v. Hardy

— Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Thomas Galligan, J.), rendered July 17, 1989, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of first degree robbery and fourth degree criminal possession of a weapon and sentencing him to concurrent prison terms of from 8 to 16 years and one year definite, respectively, unanimously affirmed.

The trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying defendant’s request to be seated somewhere other than at the defense table during the complainant’s testimony. The identification testimony was never sufficiently cast into doubt. Further, the witness’…