People v. Keefer

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him of murder in the second degree. There is no merit to the contention that he was denied effective assistance of counsel. Defendant failed to "demonstrate the absence of strategic or other legitimate explanations” for counsel’s alleged deficiencies (People v Garcia, 75 NY2d 973, 974; see also, People v Almonte, 210 AD2d 911, lv denied 85 NY2d 859), and we conclude that his trial counsel provided meaningful representation (see, People v Satterfield, 66 NY2d 796, 798-799; People v Baldi, 54 NY2d 137, 147).

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