People v. Singleton

—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: There is no merit to the contention that defendant’s conviction of assault in the second degree is not supported by legally sufficient evidence (see, People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490, 495). By failing to challenge the jury verdict on the basis that the conviction for unlawful imprisonment merged with the other substantive crimes, defendant failed to preserve that issue for review (see, People v Salimi, 159 AD2d 658, lv denied 76 NY2d 742; People v Udzinski, 146 AD2d 245, 250, lv denied 74 NY2d 853). In any event, that issue is without merit because…