Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Tanisha M. Davis, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2017-12-22
Citations: 156 A.D.3d 1338
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Tanisha M. Davis, Appellant.
Judges: Present—Smith, J.P., Peradotto, DeJoseph, NeMoyer and Cur-ran, JJ.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 156
Pages: 1338–1339

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Tanisha M. Davis, Appellant.
[65 NYS3d 839]

Opinion:
Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Monroe County (Alex R. Renzi, J.), rendered September 18, 2013. The judgment convicted defendant, upon a jury verdict, of manslaughter in the first degree.
It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously affirmed.
Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting her, upon a jury verdict, of manslaughter in the first degree (Penal Law § 125.20 [1]). Contrary to defendant's contention, the verdict is not against the weight of the evidence when viewed in light of the elements of the crime as charged to the jury (see generally People v Danielson, 9 NY3d 342, 349 [2007]; People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490, 495 [1987]). Contrary to defendant's further contention, we conclude that she received meaningful representation (see generally People v Benevento, 91 NY2d 708, 711-714 [1998]; People v Baldi, 54 NY2d 137, 147 [1981]). We conclude that the sentence is not unduly harsh or severe. Defendant failed to preserve her remaining contentions for our review (see generally CPL 470.05 [2]), and we decline to exercise our power to review them as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice (see CPL 470.15 [6] [a]).
Present—Smith, J.P., Peradotto, DeJoseph, NeMoyer and Cur-ran, JJ.