People v. Dowd

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Frank*686lin County, rendered March 8, 1976, convicting defendant on his plea of guilty of burglary in the third degree. Following a Huntley hearing, the trial court found that defendant’s statements were preceded by the Miranda warnings, were voluntary and thus admissible. After a guilty plea and sentence, defendant appealed contending that his right to counsel was violated, by reason of the alleged inadequacy and incompetency of his attorney. We find no support for this position in the record. The attorney’s conduct must be "so ineffective as to…