Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Eric W. Keels, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1998-10-13
Citations: 254 A.D.2d 372
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Eric W. Keels, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 254
Pages: 372–372

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Eric W. Keels, Appellant.
[678 NYS2d 531]

Opinion:
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Suffolk County (Tisch, J.), rendered July 7, 1994, convicting him of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant's contention that the evidence was legally insufficient to support his conviction is unpreserved for appellate review (see, CPL 470.05 [2]). 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]).
Contrary to the defendant's contention, he received meaningful representation, "viewing the defense counsel's performance fin its entirety, in conjunction with the evidence, the law, and the circumstances of the case' " (People v Ortiz, 250 AD2d 626, 627, quoting People v Vanterpool, 143 AD2d 282; see, People v Baldi, 54 NY2d 137).
The sentence imposed is not harsh or excessive (see, People v Suite, 90 AD2d 80). Sullivan, J. P., Altman, Friedmann and McGinity, JJ., concur.