People v Williams (Anthony)

[*1] People v Williams (Anthony) 2007 NY Slip Op 50073(U) [14 Misc 3d 132(A)] Decided on January 17, 2007 Appellate Term, First Department Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. This opinion is uncorrected and will not be published in the printed Official Reports.

Decided on January 17, 2007
APPELLATE TERM OF THE SUPREME COURT, FIRST DEPARTMENT
PRESENT: McKEON, P.J., McCOOE, SCHOENFELD, JJ
570497/04.

People of the State of New York, Respondent,

against

Anthony Williams, Defendant-Appellant.

Defendant appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Bronx County (Michael R. Sonberg, J.), rendered July 19, 2004, convicting him, after a jury trial, of petit larceny and imposing sentence.

PER CURIAM

Judgment of conviction (Michael R. Sonberg, J.) rendered January 11, 2005, affirmed.

The trial court did not abuse its discretion when it directed that defendant, who had an extensive criminal history, was to be accompanied by court officers to any robing room conferences with prospective jurors (see People v Pondexter, 88 NY2d 363, 377 [1996]; People v Sudan, 298 AD2d 620, 621 [2002], lv denied 92 NY2d 620 [2003]). The trial court properly balanced defendant's right to be present at robing room conferences with its duty to maintain an orderly and secure courtroom, and to control the process of voir dire examination of prospective jurors (see People v Riley, 292 AD2d 822, 823, lv denied 98 NY2d 640 [2002]).

This constitutes the decision and order of the court.
Decision Date: January 17, 2007