Opinion
April 13, 1998
Appeal from the County Court, Nassau County (Kowtna, J.).
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant's claim that the evidence was not legally sufficient to support his conviction is unpreserved for appellate review ( see, CPL 470.05). In any event, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution ( see, People v. Contes, 60 N.Y.2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Moreover, upon the exercise of our factual review power, we are satisfied that the verdict of guilt was not against the weight of the evidence ( see, CPL 470.15).
The defendant's claim that charges arising from two separate incidents were improperly joined in one indictment is unpreserved for appellate review as a matter of law ( see, People v. Whethers, 191 A.D.2d 526). In any event, the offenses were properly joinable pursuant to CPL 200.20 (2) (c) ( see, People v. Edwards, 160 A.D.2d 720).
The defendant's sentence was not excessive ( see, People v. Suitte, 90 A.D.2d 80, 85).
The defendant's remaining contentions are either unpreserved for appellate review or without merit.
Mangano, P.J., Copertino, Thompson and McGinity, JJ., concur.