People v. James

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (J. Goldberg, J.), rendered November 1, 1999, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The Supreme Court providently exercised its discretion in trying the defendant in absentia. The record reveals that the defendant was informed of his right to be present at trial as well as the consequences of failing to appear in accordance with…