People v. Beaty

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him, after a jury trial, of robbery in the first degree, grand larceny in the fourth degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree. There is no merit to the contention that defendant was denied effective assistance of counsel. Most of the alleged errors in eliciting or in failing to object to hearsay or bolstering testimony can be attributed to trial strategy regarding a misidentification defense "and cannot be characterized as ineffective assistance of counsel” (People v Jackson, 52 NY2d…