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The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Raymond Bennett, Appellant

New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division2010-05-04
73 A.D.3d 412899 N.Y.S.2d 604

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Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Arlene R. Silverman, J.), rendered November 18, 2008, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of attempted robbery in the third degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of 2 to 4 years, unanimously affirmed.

The record, taken as a whole (see People v Providence, 2 NY3d 579, 583 [2004]), demonstrates that defendant made a knowing and intelligent waiver of his right to counsel, and that the court’s warnings of the risks of self-representation were sufficient in light of all the surrounding circumstances, including defendant’s criminal history. Concur—Gonzalez, P.J., Tom, Renwick, DeGrasse and Abdus-Salaam, JJ.