Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. William Frazier, Jr., Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1994-03-11
Citations: 202 A.D.2d 985
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v William Frazier, Jr., Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 202
Pages: 985–985

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v William Frazier, Jr., Appellant.
[609 NYS2d 722]

Opinion:
—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant was not denied his statutory right to a preliminary hearing (see, CPL 180.10 [2]). A preliminary hearing was scheduled, but before the hearing commenced, defense counsel requested an adjournment. An indictment was returned prior to the adjourned hearing date, thereby obviating the need for a hearing (see, People v Brown, 184 AD2d 856, lv denied 80 NY2d 927; People v Phillips, 88 AD2d 672).
Defendant was convicted of two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, a class B felony, and was sentenced to concurrent indeterminate terms of imprisonment of 4 to 12 years. That sentence is not harsh or excessive. (Appeal from Judgment of Steuben County Court, Purple, Jr., J. — Criminal Possession Controlled Substance, 3rd Degree.) Present — Green, J. P., Balio, Lawton, Doerr and Boehm, JJ.