Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant's argument, the court's charge as a whole correctly explained to the jury the statutory presumption of possession by the occupants of an automobile in which contraband is found (see, 3 CJI[NY] PL 220.25 [1], at 1805). We also reject the defendant's argument that he was denied effective assistance of trial counsel. The fact that the defendant's attorney used milder language than that used by his...
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