People v. El

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York

People v. El

250 A.D.2d 395, 671 N.Y.S.2d 654, 1998 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 5328

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York·Decided May 7, 1998·Published·Cited by 5 cases

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— Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Nicholas Figueroa, J.), rendered April 3, 1996, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of as[396] sault in the first and second degrees, and criminal possession of a weapon in the second and third degrees, and sentencing him, as a violent felony offender, to two prison terms of 5 to 15 years on the first-degree assault and second-degree weapon convictions, and two terms of 21/s to 7 years on the second-degree assault and third-degree weapon convictions, all to run concurrently, unanimously affirmed.

The trial court sufficiently apprised defendant of the risks and dangers of self-representation and thus properly granted his request to proceed pro se. The court specifically warned defendant that he would be bound by the rules of evidence and Penal Law, and would not receive any special treatment or explanations but would be held to the same standards as an attorney. The court advised him against self-representation and standby counsel remained throughout the trial to advise defendant (see, People v Vivenzio, 62 NY2d 775).

Defendant’s claim that the sentence was based on improper criteria is unpreserved and unsupported by the record, and we perceive no abuse of discretion in sentencing.

We have considered defendant’s other arguments and find that they do not warrant reversal. Concur — Rosenberger, J. P., Ellerin, Wallach, Williams and Saxe, JJ.

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— Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Nicholas Figueroa, J.), rendered April 3, 1996, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of as[396] sault in the first and second degrees, and criminal possession of a weapon in the second and third degrees, and sentencing him, as a violent felony offender, to two prison terms of 5 to 15 years on the first-degree assault and second-degree weapon convictions, and two terms of 21/s to 7 years on the second-degree assault and third-degree weapon convictions, all to run concurrently, unanimously affirmed.

The trial court sufficiently apprised defendant of the risks and dangers of self-representation and thus properly granted his request to proceed pro se. The court specifically warned defendant that he would be bound by the rules of evidence and Penal Law, and would not receive any special treatment or explanations but would be held to the same standards as an attorney. The court advised him against self-representation and standby counsel remained throughout the trial to advise defendant (see, People v Vivenzio, 62 NY2d 775).

Defendant’s claim that the sentence was based on improper criteria is unpreserved and unsupported by the record, and we perceive no abuse of discretion in sentencing.

We have considered defendant’s other arguments and find that they do not warrant reversal. Concur — Rosenberger, J. P., Ellerin, Wallach, Williams and Saxe, JJ.

People v. El, 250 A.D.2d 395, 671 N.Y.S.2d 654, 1998 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 5328 (N.Y. Ct. App. 1998).

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