People v. Johnson

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Carol Berkman, J.), rendered March 8, 2000, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, and sentencing him to a term of 5 to 10 years, unanimously affirmed.

Defense counsel’s request, made on a Friday morning, for an adjournment of jury deliberations on that day so that defendant could remain at Rikers Island to attend religious services was properly denied. Defendant was fully aware that the court intended to convene the jury for continued deliberations on Friday, based on discussions of…