Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Juri P. Thomas, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2010-12-30
Citations: 79 A.D.3d 1809
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Juri P. Thomas, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 79
Pages: 1809–1809

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Juri P. Thomas, Appellant.
[913 NYS2d 608]

Opinion:
Appeal from a judgment of the Erie County Court (Michael L. D'Amico, J.), rendered February 17, 2009. The judgment convicted defendant, upon a jury verdict, of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fourth degree.
It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously affirmed.
Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him upon a jury verdict of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fourth degree (Penal Law § 220.09 [1]). We reject the contention of defendant that he was denied effective assistance of counsel based on defense counsel's failure to move to suppress physical evidence. "Defendant has not shown that a suppression motion, if made, would have been successful and thus has failed to establish that defense counsel was ineffective in failing to make such a motion" (People v Borcyk, 60 AD3d 1489, 1490 [2009], lv denied 12 NY3d 923 [2009]). We further conclude that the sentence is not unduly harsh or severe. Present — Centra, J.P., Peradotto, Carni and Sconiers, JJ.