People v. Rudd

— Appeal by the defendant (1) from a judgment of the County Court, Nassau County (Collins, J.), rendered November 10, 1983, convicting him of murder in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence, and (2), by permission, from an order of the same court (Lawrence, J.), entered November 27, 1985, denying the defendant’s motion to vacate the judgment of conviction.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed; and it is further,

Ordered that thé order is affirmed.

There was sufficient evidence to support the jury’s finding of guilt. Counsel’s decision not to raise an insanity defense…