People v. Stokes

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York

People v. Stokes

305 A.D.2d 227, 759 N.Y.S.2d 466, 2003 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 5547

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

DecidedMay 15, 2003

StatusPublished

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People v. Stokes, 305 A.D.2d 227, 759 N.Y.S.2d 466, 2003 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 5547 (N.Y. Ct. App. 2003).

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Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Michael Obús, J.), rendered March 6, 2001, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of robbery in the third degree, grand larceny in the fourth degree (seven counts), criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree (seven counts) and criminal possession of stolen property in the fifth degree, and sentencing him, as a persistent felony offender, to an aggregate term of 15 years to life, unanimously affirmed.

The court properly exercised its discretion in denying defendant’s last-minute request for a one-day adjournment for the purpose of locating a witness (see People v Foy, 32 NY2d 473, 476 [1973]). The probative value of this witness’s proposed testimony was minimal, at best (see Matter of Anthony M., 63 NY2d 270, 283-284 [1984]), particularly since her testimony was offered to refute an argument the People never made, and which the court precluded the People from making. Furthermore, “the court was given no reason to believe that counsel would be able to locate her or that she would be willing to testify” (People v Acevedo, 295 AD2d 141, 141 [2002], lv denied 98 NY2d 766 [2002]). Accordingly, there was no violation of defendant’s right to present a defense.

Defendant’s constitutional challenge to the procedure under which he was sentenced as a persistent felony offender is unpreserved for appellate review and, in any event, is without merit (see People v Rosen, 96 NY2d 329 [2001], cert denied 534 US 899 [2001]). Concur — Nardelli, J.P., Mazzarelli, Wallach, Friedman and Marlow, JJ.

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Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Michael Obús, J.), rendered March 6, 2001, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of robbery in the third degree, grand larceny in the fourth degree (seven counts), criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree (seven counts) and criminal possession of stolen property in the fifth degree, and sentencing him, as a persistent felony offender, to an aggregate term of 15 years to life, unanimously affirmed.

The court properly exercised its discretion in denying defendant’s last-minute request for a one-day adjournment for the purpose of locating a witness (see People v Foy, 32 NY2d 473, 476 [1973]). The probative value of this witness’s proposed testimony was minimal, at best (see Matter of Anthony M., 63 NY2d 270, 283-284 [1984]), particularly since her testimony was offered to refute an argument the People never made, and which the court precluded the People from making. Furthermore, “the court was given no reason to believe that counsel would be able to locate her or that she would be willing to testify” (People v Acevedo, 295 AD2d 141, 141 [2002], lv denied 98 NY2d 766 [2002]). Accordingly, there was no violation of defendant’s right to present a defense.

Defendant’s constitutional challenge to the procedure under which he was sentenced as a persistent felony offender is unpreserved for appellate review and, in any event, is without merit (see People v Rosen, 96 NY2d 329 [2001], cert denied 534 US 899 [2001]). Concur — Nardelli, J.P., Mazzarelli, Wallach, Friedman and Marlow, JJ.

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