Legal Opinion

People v. Bennett

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided October 21, 2002Published

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Blumenfeld, J.), rendered November 1, 1999, convicting him of robbery in the first degree (four counts) and robbery in the second degree (four counts), after a nonjury trial, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant’s contention that his waiver of the right to a jury trial was inadequate is not preserved for appellate review (see CPL 470.05 [2]; People v Johnson, 51 NY2d 986; People v Jones, 293 AD2d 627). In any event, his contention is without merit, as his statements on the record…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. JohnsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  2. People v. JonesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  3. People v. PerryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  4. People v. ThomasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002

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