| People v Bradford |
| 2016 NY Slip Op 01687 [137 AD3d 928] |
| March 9, 2016 |
| Appellate Division, Second Department |
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| The People of the State of New York,Respondent, v Roosevelt Bradford, Appellant. |
Lynn W. L. Fahey, New York, NY (Benjamin S. Litman of counsel), forappellant.
Richard A. Brown, District Attorney, Kew Gardens, NY (John M. Castellano,Johnnette Traill, Jeanette Lifschitz, and Aurora Alvarez-Calderon of counsel), forrespondent.
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County(Latella, J.), rendered April 10, 2014, convicting him of attempted burglary in the seconddegree, possession of burglar's tools, and criminal mischief in the fourth degree, upon ajury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant's challenge to the Supreme Court's instructions to the jury isunpreserved for appellate review, since he failed to request specific instructions or objectto the court's charge as given (see CPL 470.05 [2]; People v Ramos, 127 AD3d996, 997 [2015]; People vWilliams, 38 AD3d 925, 926 [2007]). In any event, the charge as a wholeadequately conveyed to the jury the proper principles of law (see People v Umali, 10 NY3d417, 428 [2008]; People vBarnes, 120 AD3d 1355 [2014]).
Further, on this record, defense counsel's performance was not ineffective for failureto object to the instructions as given. Viewing defense counsel's performance in itstotality, counsel provided meaningful representation (see People v Adams, 55 AD3d 616 [2008]). Eng, P.J.,Rivera, Hall and Hinds-Radix, JJ., concur.