Judgment unanimously affirmed.
Memorandum:
On appeal, defendant's sole contention is that he was denied his constitutional right to effective assistance of counsel because his trial counsel failed to assert an agency defense, and instead, pursued a defense of mistaken identity. The fact that an attorney chooses to rely upon an unsuccessful defense to the exclusion of another available defense does not mean that the attorney's representation was ineffective...
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