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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. JOSEPH VEGA, Appellant.

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: The moving papers in support of defendant's motion to suppress physical evidence contained only conclusory assertions of legal grounds and failed to allege any evidentiary facts to support those grounds. The court's summary rejection of the motion was proper (CPL 710.60 [b]; People v Alexander, 88 A.D.2d 749). Although the court was required to set forth the reasons for its decision, the failure to do so was not fatal, as defendant's papers were plainly inadequate (People v Jordan, 122 A.D.2d 224, 225).

Defendant was not deprived of effective assistance of counsel. The failure of trial counsel, who commenced representing defendant about six months before trial, to institute a second motion for suppression of physical evidence did not constitute ineffective assistance, as the motion, if made, would not have been successful (see, People v Torrence, 135 A.D.2d 1075, lv denied 70 N.Y.2d 1011) and counsel's over-all representation was meaningful (see, People v Baldi, 54 N.Y.2d 137, 147). We also conclude that the evidence was legally sufficient, and that the jury verdict was not contrary to the weight of evidence. The remaining claims advanced by defendant were not preserved for appellate review and do not warrant the exercise of our discretion in the interests of justice (CPL 470.15 [a]).

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PEOPLE v. VEGA
(Dec 23, 1988)