People v. Franco

—Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Dominic Massaro, J.), rendered March 2, 1999, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of burglary in the first degree (two counts), attempted robbery in the first degree (two counts), and attempted robbery in the second degree, and sentencing him to concurrent terms of 10 to 20 years, 10 to 20 years, 7V2 to 15 years, 7V2 to 15 years, arid 3V2 to 7 years, unanimously affirmed.

The totality of the record, as expanded during jury selection, including defendant’s conduct, establishes that defendant knowingly and voluntarily waived his right to be present…