Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Bienbenito Fernandez, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1986-06-16
Citations: 121 A.D.2d 562
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Bienbenito Fernandez, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 121
Pages: 562–562

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Bienbenito Fernandez, Appellant.

Opinion:
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Naro, J.), rendered May 21, 1982, convicting him of murder in the second degree, attempted robbery in the first degree, and criminal use of a firearm in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Judgment affirmed.
The defendant's contention that the refusal of the trial court to grant his motion for severance resulted in the denial of his right to confrontation and a fair trial, pursuant to the rule of Bruton v United States (391 US 123), is without merit, since the codefendant's statement interlocked with the defendant's confession, and the jury was given appropriate limiting instructions (see, People v Cruz, 66 NY2d 61).
We decline to disturb the sentence imposed upon the defendant, as it was within the bounds of both the applicable sentencing statute and the court's sound discretion and we perceive no reason to substitute our discretion for that of the sentencing court (see, People v Suitte, 90 AD2d 80). Weinstein, J. P., Niehoff, Kunzeman and Spatt, JJ., concur.