| People v Valentine |
| 2005 NY Slip Op 08354 [23 AD3d 417] |
| November 7, 2005 |
| Appellate Division, Second Department |
| Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. |
| The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Delroy Valentine, Appellant. |
—[*1]Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Lott, J.), rendered April 12, 2004, convicting him of assault in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant's contention, he was not denied the effective assistance of counsel. Viewing the record as a whole, the defendant received meaningful representation (see People v Baldi, 54 NY2d 137 [1981]). Unsuccessful trial strategies and tactics do not constitute ineffective assistance of counsel (see People v Adams, 12 AD3d 523 [2004]; People v Mejias, 278 AD2d 249 [2000]). Cozier, J.P., Ritter, Spolzino and Lunn, JJ., concur.