Opinion
April 29, 1996
Appeal from the Supreme Court, Queens County (Linakis, J.).
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution ( see, People v. Contes, 60 N.Y.2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Moreover, upon the exercise of our factual review power, we are satisfied that the verdict of guilt was not against the weight of the evidence ( see, CPL 470.15).
The evidence of the defendant's prior uncharged crime in which he shot at the victim a week prior to the fatal shooting for which he was charged in the present case was properly admitted since it was evidence of the defendant's identity and motive ( see, People v. Alvino, 71 N.Y.2d 233; see, also, People v Ventimiglia, 52 N.Y.2d 350, 359).
Furthermore, viewing the representation afforded the defendant in light of the evidence, the law, and the circumstances presented here, the defendant received meaningful assistance from his trial counsel ( see, People v. Baldi, 54 N.Y.2d 137, 147).
The defendant's remaining contentions, including those raised in his supplemental pro se brief, are either unpreserved for appellate review or without merit ( see, CPL 470.05; People v. Udzinski, 146 A.D.2d 245). Mangano, P.J., Miller, Ritter and Pizzuto, JJ., concur.