Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Diego Bataglia, Also Known as Joseph DiBella, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1997-03-03
Citations: 237 A.D.2d 295
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Diego Bataglia, Also Known as Joseph DiBella, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 237
Pages: 295–296

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Diego Bataglia, Also Known as Joseph DiBella, Appellant.
[655 NYS2d 392]

Opinion:
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Rappaport, J.), rendered December 23,1994, convicting him of sodomy in the first degree and sexual abuse in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant has not preserved for appellate review his contention that the court improperly participated in the trial proceedings (see, CPL 470.05 [2]; People v Wright, 221 AD2d 577). He has failed to establish his claim of ineffective assistance of trial counsel since "the evidence, the law, and the circumstances viewed in totality and as of the time of the representation, reveal that the attorney provided meaningful representation" (People v Baldi, 54 NY2d 137, 147).
The defendant's remaining contentions are either unpreserved for appellate review or without merit. Copertino, J. P., Sullivan, Friedmann and Goldstein, JJ., concur.