Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Raymond Bennett, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2010-05-04
Citations: 73 A.D.3d 412
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Raymond Bennett, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 73
Pages: 412–413

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Raymond Bennett, Appellant.
[899 NYS2d 604]

Opinion:
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.