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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Miguel Rodriguez, Appellant.
    [651 NYS2d 919]
   —Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Cooperman, J.), rendered June 2, 1993, convicting him of murder in the second degree, attempted robbery in the second degree, and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant’s contention that the evidence is not legally sufficient to establish his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt is unpreserved for appellate review (see, CPL 470.05 [2]; People v Udzinski, 146 AD2d 245). In any event, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see, People v Contes, 60 NY2d 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 [5]).

The defendant’s remaining contentions are without merit. Bracken, J. P., O’Brien, Thompson and Pizzuto, JJ., concur.