Opinion
May 25, 1999
Appeal from the judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Colleen McMahon, J.).
Defendant has not established that the court's comments indicating that it had been the victim of crimes on several occasions, as part of its general address to the panel of prospective jurors, displayed any bias or otherwise caused any prejudice.
We find the sentences to be excessive to the extent indicated. In view of our direction that all sentences run concurrently, defendant's argument that imposition of consecutive sentences was unlawful is academic.
Reargument granted, and upon reargument, the prior unpublished decision and order of this Court entered on February 2, 1999 is recalled and vacated, and a new decision and order substituted therefor.
Concur — Ellerin, P. J., Williams, Tom and Wallach, JJ.