People v. Morales

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Egitto, J.), rendered February 9, 1989, convicting him of murder in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

We find unpersuasive the defendant’s contention that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel at trial. Trial counsel’s failure to object to certain questions during the examination of certain prosecution witnesses did not deprive the defendant of meaningful representation. Counsel cross-examined the prosecution witnesses, made an appropriate…