PEOPLE v. MASON


89 N.Y.2d 878 (1996)

676 N.E.2d 71

653 N.Y.S.2d 542

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. John Mason, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided December 18, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrea G. Hirsch, New York City, for appellant.

Robert T. Johnson, District Attorney of Bronx County, Bronx (Patsy Bonanno of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge KAYE and Judges SIMONS, TITONE, BELLACOSA, SMITH, LEVINE and CIPARICK concur.


MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed. Defendant was convicted of manslaughter in the first degree, criminally negligent homicide, and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, and sentenced to concurrent terms of 8 to 16 years, 2 to 4 years and 3½ to 7 years.

Although defendant initially argued that he had been deprived of his right to be present at a material stage of...

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