Opinion
February 22, 1994
Appeal from the Supreme Court, Queens County (Friedmann, J.).
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
This case concerns the shooting death of the victim by the defendant after an argument.
The defendant's contentions, including those raised in his supplemental pro se brief, concerning alleged errors in the verdict sheet have not been preserved for appellate review and, in light of the overwhelming evidence of guilt, we decline to reach them in the exercise of our interest of justice jurisdiction (see, People v. Freeman, 162 A.D.2d 704; People v Anderson, 161 A.D.2d 719). Further, any negative inference that the defendant might have had a criminal record arising from a police officer's testimony that he recognized the defendant from a "picture" he possessed, was harmless in light of the overwhelming evidence of guilt (see, People v. Peoples, 142 A.D.2d 610; People v. Coker, 131 A.D.2d 585; People v. Tisdale, 114 A.D.2d 869). The defendant did not receive the ineffective assistance of counsel (see, People v. Baldi, 54 N.Y.2d 137; People v. Nakovics, 144 A.D.2d 704; People v. Chang, 129 A.D.2d 722).
We have considered the defendant's remaining contentions, including those in his supplemental pro se brief, and find them to be without merit. Sullivan, J.P., Miller, O'Brien and Ritter, JJ., concur.