People v. Adams
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: We reject the contention that defendant was denied effective assistance of counsel by counsel’s failure to move for a severance, to conduct an adequate cross-examination of the victim and to speak on defendant’s behalf at sentencing. The indictment alleged that defendant and codefendant each intentionally aided the other in the commission of robbery in the first degree and burglary in the first degree. At trial, defendant and codefendant asserted defenses that complemented each other with respect to accomplice liability, and defendant has failed to…
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