People v. Griffin — 110 A.D.2d 850

Majority

p. 850

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Benjamin Griffin, Appellant.

Defendant forfeited his right to challenge the adverse Sandoval ruling by his plea of guilty (People v Claudio, 64 NY2d 858 ; People v Zangrillo, 105 AD2d 822 ; People v Gilliam, 65 AD2d 533 ). Were we to reach the merits of defendant’s claim, we would affirm the trial court’s ruling as proper and not an abuse of discretion (see, People v Jackson, 108 AD2d 757 ; People v Sterling, 95 AD2d 927 ; People v Hicks, 88 AD2d 519 ).

We have considered defendant’s further contention that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel and conclude that the record does not support the claim (see, People v Morris, 100 AD2d 630 , affd 64 NY2d 803 ; People v Bonk, 83 AD2d 695 ). Mollen, P. J., Titone, Thompson and Lawrence, JJ., concur.

Cases cited

People v. Claudio 64 NY2d 858 N.Y. 1985-02-14 p. 850
People v. Zangrillo 105 AD2d 822 N.Y. App. Div. 1984-11-19 p. 850
People v. Sterling 95 AD2d 927 N.Y. App. Div. 1983-06-16 p. 850
People v. Hicks 88 AD2d 519 N.Y. App. Div. 1982-05-11 p. 850
People v. Morris 64 NY2d 803 N.Y. 1985-02-05 p. 850