Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Wilbert Harris, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1999-01-07
Citations: 257 A.D.2d 410
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Wilbert Harris, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 257
Pages: 410–410

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Wilbert Harris, Appellant.
[683 NYS2d 82]

Opinion:
—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (George Daniels, J.), rendered May 23, 1996, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of robbery in the first and second degrees, and sentencing him, as a second violent felony offender, to concurrent terms of 10 to 20 years and 71Vr2 to 15 years, respectively, unanimously affirmed.
Defendant was provided with a reasonable opportunity to testify before the Grand Jury. As the record sufficiently shows, on the first date scheduled for his testimony, he refused to be produced (see, People v Turner, 227 AD2d 120). Although the matter was adjourned and his attorneys did not timely appear on the adjourned date, this did not constitute ineffective assistance of counsel warranting dismissal of the indictment (People v Wiggins, 89 NY2d 872).
We perceive no abuse of sentencing discretion. Concur—Sullivan, J. P., Rosenberger, Williams and Saxe, JJ.