Defendant was convicted after a jury trial of burglary in the second degree and sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 3 to 9 years. We reject defendant's contention that County Court erred in continuing his trial in his absence when he failed to appear for the second day of trial. The record supports the conclusion that defendant's absence from trial was deliberate. We also find that County Court did not err in refusing to allow defendant to call witnesses whose testimony...
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