PEOPLE v. COOPER

2019-04949. Ind. No. 2600/17.

192 A.D.3d 823 (2021)

139 N.Y.S.3d 902

2021 NY Slip Op 01426

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Carl Cooper, Appellant.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department.

Decided March 10, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Skip Laisure , New York, NY ( Samuel Barr of counsel), for appellant.

Eric Gonzalez , District Attorney, Brooklyn, NY ( Leonard Joblove , Jean M. Joyce , and Andrew S. Durham of counsel), for respondent.

Austin, J.P., Barros, Connolly and Christopher, JJ., concur.


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant failed to preserve for appellate review his contention that the Supreme Court's denial of his request for a two-week adjournment deprived him of his constitutional right to present a defense, to counsel, and to a fair trial (see CPL 470.05[2]). In any event, the contention is without merit. The decision to grant or deny an adjournment request is committed to the trial court's sound discretion (see People...

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