People v. Dolisca

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Hanophy, J.), rendered November 20, 2007, convicting him of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant was acquitted of the three most serious charges in the indictment, murder in the second degree, attempted murder in the second degree, and assault in the first degree. Contrary to the defendant’s contention, he was afforded the effective assistance of trial counsel. Counsel asserted, as a defense, that the…