People v. Bolt

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Denis J. Boyle, J.), rendered February 9, 2015, convicting defendant, after a nonjury trial, of murder in the second degree, and sentencing him a term of 22 years to life, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant’s ineffective assistance of counsel claims are unreviewable on direct appeal because they generally involve matters not reflected in, or fully explained by, the record (see People v Rivera, 71 NY2d 705, 709 [1988]). Therefore, since defendant has not made a CPL 440.10 motion, the merits of the ineffectiveness claims may not be addressed on appeal.…