People v. Rodriguez

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, he was not deprived of the effective assistance of counsel as a result of his trial counsel’s failure to move for a severance of his trial from that of his codefendant (see People v Velez, 78 AD3d 1522, 1522-1523 [2010]; People v Alvarenga, 25 AD3d 560, 561 [2006]; People v Ruger, 288 AD2d 686, 687 [2001]). “Nor does the defendant’s disagreement with his trial counsel’s tactics on cross-examination render the representation less than meaningful” (People v Alvarenga, 25 AD3d at 561; see People v Benevento, 91 NY2d 708, 712-713 [1998]; People v Aiken, 45…