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People v. Benevente

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Oct 22, 2001
287 A.D.2d 646 (N.Y. App. Div. 2001)

Opinion

Submitted October 4, 2001.

October 22, 2001.

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Rosenzweig, J.), rendered July 19, 1999, convicting him of burglary in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Lynn W. L. Fahey, New York, N.Y. (Neil L. Fishman of counsel), for appellant.

Richard A. Brown, District Attorney, Kew Gardens, N.Y. (John M. Castellano and Ellen C. Abbot of counsel; Jennifer Hagan on the brief), for respondent.

Before: FRED T. SANTUCCI, J.P., GLORIA GOLDSTEIN, SANDRA L. TOWNES, BARRY A. COZIER, JJ.


ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant's contention, the trial court properly granted the People's challenge for cause to a prospective juror (see, CPL 270.20[b]; People v. Blyden, 55 N.Y.2d 73, 77-78; People v. Light, 260 A.D.2d 404).

SANTUCCI, J.P., GOLDSTEIN, TOWNES and COZIER, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Benevente

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Oct 22, 2001
287 A.D.2d 646 (N.Y. App. Div. 2001)
Case details for

People v. Benevente

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE, ETC., respondent, v. ALBERTO BENEVENTE, appellant

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Oct 22, 2001

Citations

287 A.D.2d 646 (N.Y. App. Div. 2001)
731 N.Y.S.2d 869