People v. Hogan

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant contends that the jury verdict is against the weight of the evidence. We disagree. Upon weighing the relative probative force of the conflicting testimony, we conclude that the jury properly gave the evidence the weight it should be accorded (see, People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490, 495). We also reject the contention that defendant was denied effective assistance of counsel. Although counsel’s representation of defendant was not free from error, the evidence, the law and circumstances of this case, viewed in *1026totality and as of the time of the…