People v. McVey

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Nassau County (LaPera, J.), rendered July 13, 2000, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant contends that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel because his counsel failed to request that the court charge the jury on the agency defense. However, contrary to the defendant’s contention, no reasonable view of the evidence…