Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Lawrence Spencer Martin, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1996-04-15
Citations: 226 A.D.2d 555
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Lawrence Spencer Martin, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 226
Pages: 555–556

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Lawrence Spencer Martin, Appellant.
[640 NYS2d 814]

Opinion:
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Nassau County (Santagata, J.), rendered September 9, 1994, convicting him of burglary in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
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. Furthermore, 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 trial counsel proceeded in as effective a manner as possible in view of the overwhelming evidence of the defendant's guilt, and provided the defendant with meaningful representation (see, People v Satterfield, 66 NY2d 796, 798-799; People v Baldi, 54 NY2d 137, 146-147).
The defendant's contention that the sentencing court failed to comply with the procedural mandates of CPL 400.20 is unpreserved for appellate review (see, People v Proctor, 79 NY2d 992). Mangano, P. J., Balletta, Copertino and Hart, JJ., concur.