Opinion
Submitted June 22, 1999
October 4, 1999
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Richmond County (J. Goldberg, J.).
ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant's contention that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel is without merit ( see, People v. Ellis, 81 N.Y.2d 854; People v. Garcia, 75 N.Y.2d 973: People v. Rivera, 71 N.Y.2d 705; People v. Wicker, 229 A.D.2d 602: People v. Sullivan, 153 A.D.2d 223).
The defendant's sentence was not excessive ( see, People v. Suitte, 90 A.D.2d 80).
THOMPSON, J.P., FRIEDMANN, SCHMIDT, and SMITH, JJ., concur.