People v. Giannattasio

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Nassau County (Harrington, J.), rendered June 7, 1993, convicting him of robbery in the third degree, criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree, and criminal possession of a hypodermic instrument, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

There is no merit to the defendant’s contention that his trial counsel’s failure to request an intoxication charge constituted ineffective assistance of counsel. To prevail on a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, a defendant…