Opinion
April 24, 1992
Appeal from the Cayuga County Court, Corning, J.
Present — Green, J.P., Pine, Balio, Boehm and Davis, JJ.
Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: We reject defendant's contention that he was denied effective assistance of counsel. Defendant bore the burden of showing that, in light of the evidence, the law and the circumstances of his case, viewed in their totality, his representation was not meaningful (see, People v Rivera, 71 N.Y.2d 705, 708-709; see also, People v Satterfield, 66 N.Y.2d 796, 798-799; People v Baldi, 54 N.Y.2d 137, 146-147). Defendant did not meet that burden. The record on the whole shows that defendant's representation was meaningful.
We have examined defendant's other contention and find it to be without merit.