People v. Carzoglio

198 A.D.3d 810

155 N.Y.S.3d 210

The PEOPLE, etc., respondent,

v.Angelo CARZOGLIO, appellant.

2018-06624

Ind. No. 16-00536

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, New York.

Submitted—September 10, 2021

October 13, 2021

Andrew W. Sayegh, Yonkers, NY, for appellant, and appellant pro se.

Miriam E. Rocah, District Attorney, White Plains, N.Y. (Brian R. Pouliot and William C. Milaccio of counsel), for respondent.

CHERYL E. CHAMBERS, J.P., FRANCESCA E. CONNOLLY, JOSEPH A. ZAYAS, DEBORAH A. DOWLING, JJ.

DECISION & ORDER

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Westchester County (Larry J. Schwartz, J.), rendered January 24, 2018, convicting him of burglary in the second degree (11 counts), criminal possession of stolen property in the third degree, conspiracy in the fourth degree, possession of burglar's tools, and unlawful possession of radio devices, after a nonjury trial, and imposing sentence. The appeal brings up for review the denial, after a hearing, of those branches of the defendant's omnibus motion which were to suppress physical evidence and evidence obtained pursuant to certain eavesdropping and search warrants.

ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant was alleged to have participated in a series of residential burglaries throughout Westchester County over the course of several months in 2014. After a nonjury trial, he was convicted of 11 counts of burglary in the second degree and related offenses.

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see People v. Contes, 60 N.Y.2d 620, 467 N.Y.S.2d 349, 454 N.E.2d 932 ), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Moreover, upon our independent review of the record (see CPL 470.15[5] ), we are satisfied that the verdict of guilt was not against the weight of the evidence (see People v. Romero, 7 N.Y.3d 633, 826 N.Y.S.2d 163, 859 N.E.2d 902 ).

The defendant was granted permission to proceed pro se, with standby counsel. The defendant's contention that he was deprived of the effective assistance of counsel is based, in part, on matter appearing on the record and, in part, on matter outside the record, and, thus, constitutes a "mixed claim of ineffective assistance" ( People v. Maxwell , 89 A.D.3d 1108, 1109, 933 N.Y.S.2d 386 ; see People v. Evans , 16 N.Y.3d 571, 575 n. 2, 925 N.Y.S.2d 366, 949 N.E.2d 457 ). Since the defendant's claim of ineffective assistance of counsel cannot be resolved without reference to matter outside the record, a CPL 440.10 proceeding is the appropriate forum for reviewing the claim in its entirety, and we decline to review it on this direct appeal (see People v. Freeman , 93 A.D.3d 805, 806, 940 N.Y.S.2d 314 ; People v. Maxwell , 89 A.D.3d at 1109, 933 N.Y.S.2d 386 ).

The defendant's contention that he was denied a fair trial because of difficulties in accessing a computer at the Westchester County Jail is unpreserved for appellate review and is also based, in part, on matter...