| People v Morgan (Laurie) |
| 2009 NY Slip Op 50659(U) [23 Misc 3d 130(A)] |
| Decided on April 7, 2009 |
| Appellate Term, Second Department |
| Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. |
| This opinion is uncorrected and will not be published in the printed Official Reports. |
Appeal from a judgment of the District Court of Nassau County, First District (Howard M.
Bergson, J.), rendered March 13, 2008. The judgment convicted defendant, after a nonjury trial,
of storing a trailer in her driveway.
Judgment of conviction affirmed.
Defendant was convicted, after a nonjury trial, of storing a trailer in her driveway in violation of Brookhaven Town Code § 85-356 (A). On appeal, defendant contends that she was denied the effective assistance of counsel. However, said contention is largely based on matters dehors the record which cannot be reviewed on direct appeal (see People v Ault, 308 AD2d 594, 595 [2003]; see also People v Morris, 14 Misc 3d 144[A], 2007 NY Slip Op 50387[U] [App Term, 2d & 11th Jud Dists 2007]). To the extent that this contention can be reviewed, the record demonstrates that defendant received meaningful representation at trial (see People v Benevento, 91 NY2d 708 [1998]). Defendant's remaining contentions are either unpreserved for appellate review or lack merit.
Accordingly, the judgment of conviction is affirmed.
Rudolph, P.J., Tanenbaum and Molia, JJ., concur.
Decision Date: April 07, 2009