People v. Lewis

OPINION OF THE COURT

Richard Lee Price, J.

By motion submitted January 7, 2014, defendant moved to vacate his conviction pursuant to Criminal Procedure Law § 440.10 (1) (h) on the basis that he was denied effective assistance of counsel in violation the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution and article I, § 6 of the New York State Constitution. By decision dated March 19, 2014, this court denied defendant’s motion. This expands that decision.

I. Background and Procedural History

On May 11, 1985, the defendant was brought to Montefiore Hospital for an illness. Upon arriving, the…