Criminal Law · MBE-tested

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Ricardo Rivera, Appellant

226 A.D.2d 561641 N.Y.S.2d 551·New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division·1996·NY

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Opinion

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Ricardo Rivera, Appellant. [641 NYS2d 551] [MAJORITY] Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Leahy, J.), rendered February 22,1994, convicting him of murder in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. Ordered that the judgment is affirmed. The trial court did not improvidently exercise its discretion in refusing the defendant’s request for a substitution of counsel (see, People v Nunez, 186 AD2d 764; People v Maldonado, 178 AD2d 554; People v Moore, 153 AD2d 702). The defendant’s remaining contentions are either unpreserved for appellate review or without merit. Sullivan, J. P., Pizzuto, Joy and Krausman, JJ., concur.