Ordered that the judgment and the amended judgment are affirmed.
We find unpersuasive the defendant's contention that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel at trial. Viewing the record as a whole, trial counsel vigorously pursued various motions, presented a viable defense, and offered a cogent summation. Thus, the trial counsel supplied the defendant with meaningful representation (see, People v Baldi,
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