People v. Schramm

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant claims that he was deprived of his constitutional right to the effective assistance of counsel due to his trial counsel’s failure to conduct an adequate pretrial investigation in order to recover exculpatory evidence. "To prevail on a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, a defendant must demonstrate the absence of strategic or other legitimate explanations for counsel’s failure to pursue 'colorable’ claims” (People v Garcia, 75 NY2d 973, 974; People v Rivera, 71 NY2d 705, 709). We conclude that defendant failed to make such showing.

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