Opinion
Submitted April 12, 2001.
May 7, 2001.
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Copertino, J.), rendered May 28, 1999, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Robert E. Stafford, Hampton Bays, N.Y., for appellant, and appellant pro se.
James M. Catterson, Jr., District Attorney, Riverhead, N Y (Michael A. Gajdos of counsel), for respondent.
Before: FRED T. SANTUCCI, J.P., DANIEL F. LUCIANO, SANDRA J. FEUERSTEIN, THOMAS A. ADAMS, JJ.
DECISION ORDER
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 defendant received meaningful representation of counsel (see, People v. Rivera, 71 N.Y.2d 705; People v. Baldi, 54 N.Y.2d 137; People v. Hobot, 84 N.Y.2d 1021).
The sentence was neither harsh nor excessive (see, People v. Suitte, 90 A.D.2d 80).
The defendant's remaining contentions, including those raised in his supplemental pro se brief, are without merit.
SANTUCCI, J.P., LUCIANO, FEUERSTEIN and ADAMS, JJ., concur.