People v. Weir

*1487Appeal from a judgment of the Jefferson County Court (Kim H. Martusewicz, J.), rendered April 25, 2005. The judgment convicted defendant, upon her plea of guilty, of manslaughter in the first degree.

It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously affirmed.

Memorandum: On appeal from a judgment convicting her upon a guilty plea of manslaughter in the first degree (Penal Law § 125.20 [1]), defendant contends that she was denied effective assistance of counsel based, inter alia, upon defense counsel’s failure to request a mental health examination of defendant or an…