People v. Lydon

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Suffolk County (Mallon J.), rendered October 21, 1985, convicting him of criminal possession of stolen property in the first degree, unauthorized use of a vehicle in the third degree, and criminal mischief in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

In view of the minimal evidence of the defendant’s intoxication, the decision of his trial counsel to forego an intoxication defense appears to have been a reasonable trial tactic. Thus, contrary to the defendant’s assertion, he…