People v. Sykes

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Marrero, J.), rendered March 5, 1998, convicting him of robbery in the first degree (two counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant was not denied the effective assistance of counsel. Under the totality of the circumstances, the defendant’s attorney provided meaningful representation (see, People v Lee, 129 AD2d 587).

The defendant’s contention that the trial court failed to instruct the jury that the lesser-included offenses should be considered only in the…