Opinion
December 14, 1998
Appeal from the County Court, Nassau County (Mackston, J.).
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Based on the evidence adduced at the suppression hearing, the court properly denied the suppression of a statement the defendant made to a police detective at the time of the arrest. Moreover, contrary to the defendant's claims, the record shows that he received meaningful representation (see, People v. Flores, 84 N.Y.2d 184; People v. Jackson, 70 N.Y.2d 768; People v. Baldi, 54 N.Y.2d 137).
The sentence imposed was neither harsh nor excessive.
The defendant's remaining contentions, including those raised in his supplemental pro se brief, are either unpreserved for appellate review or without merit.
Rosenblatt, J. P., Santucci, Friedmann and McGinity, JJ., concur.