People v. Mcneal

— Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (D’Emic, J.), rendered May 5, 2010, convicting him of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant’s claim that he was deprived of the effective assistance of counsel is without merit, as he did not demon*653strate that there was no strategic or legitimate explanation for defense counsel’s allegedly deficient conduct or that defense counsel otherwise failed to provide meaningful representation (see People v Benevento,…