Opinion
1997-03159
Argued January 31, 2002.
March 5, 2002.
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Mullen, J.), rendered March 5, 1997, convicting her of murder in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Joel A. Brenner, East Northport, N.Y., for appellant.
Thomas J. Spota, District Attorney, Riverhead, N.Y. (Sean Conroy, Glenn Green, Craig Pavlik, and Marion Tang of counsel), for respondent.
Before: FRED T. SANTUCCI, J.P., MYRIAM J. ALTMAN, ANITA R. FLORIO, GLORIA GOLDSTEIN, JJ.
ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed.
Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt (see, People v. Contes, 60 N.Y.2d 620).
The defendant's contention that she received ineffective assistance of counsel is without merit (see, People v. Benevento, 91 N.Y.2d 708; People v. Baldi, 54 N.Y.2d 137; People v. Wicker, 229 A.D.2d 602).
The sentence imposed was not excessive (see, People v. Suitte, 90 A.D.2d 80).
The defendant's remaining contentions are either unpreserved for appellate review or without merit.
SANTUCCI, J.P., ALTMAN, FLORIO and GOLDSTEIN, JJ., concur.