People v. Perez

—White, J.

Appeal *799from a judgment of the County Court of Chemung County (Danaher, Jr., J.), rendered November 23, 1992, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of promoting prison contraband in the first degree.

Defendant, a prison inmate who was observed pulling out a "shank” from the pocket of his coat and dropping it, was indicted and charged with one count of promoting prison contraband in the first degree. Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of the charged crime and this appeal ensued.

We affirm. Defendant’s claim that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel…