Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Raymond Copeland, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2000-10-23
Citations: 276 A.D.2d 709
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Raymond Copeland, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 276
Pages: 709–709

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Raymond Copeland, Appellant.
[715 NYS2d 641]

Opinion:
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Orange County (Berry, J.), rendered October 30, 1997, convicting him of robbery in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
We reject the defendant's contention that he was penalized for exercising his right to a jury trial (see, People v Pena, 50 NY2d 400, cert denied 449 US 1087; People v Goolsby, 213 AD2d 722).
The County Court considered the appropriate factors in sentencing the defendant, and the sentence imposed was not excessive (see, People v Suitte, 90 AD2d 80). Bracken, J. P., Santucci, Altman and Florio, JJ., concur.