Opinion
November 2, 1987
Appeal from the County Court, Suffolk County (Mallon, J.).
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
In view of the minimal evidence of the defendant's intoxication, the decision of his trial counsel to forego an intoxication defense appears to have been a reasonable trial tactic. Thus, contrary to the defendant's assertion, he was not deprived of the effective assistance of counsel (see, People v Barrentine, 112 A.D.2d 440).
We have examined the defendant's remaining contention and find it to be unpreserved and, in any event, without merit. Niehoff, J.P., Weinstein, Kunzeman and Spatt, JJ., concur.