People v. Melo-Cordero
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (John W. Carter, J.), entered on or about December 6, 2013, which denied defendant’s CPL 440.10 motion to vacate his judgment of conviction, unanimously affirmed.
Defendant received effective assistance of counsel under the state and federal standards (see People v Benevento, 91 NY2d 708, 713-714 [1998]; People v Ford, 86 NY2d 397, 404 [1995]; see also Strickland v Washington, 466 US 668 [1984]), and the court properly exercised its discretion in denying defendant’s CPL 440.10 motion without holding a hearing (see People v Samandarov, 13 NY3d 433, 439-440…
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