People v. Viscomi
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment entered upon a guilty plea convicting him of two counts of murder in the second degree (Penal Law § 125.25 [2], [3]) and other crimes arising from the robbery of a pizza delivery man. We reject the contention of defendant that he was denied effective assistance of counsel by the failure of his assigned counsel to support his motion to withdraw his guilty plea. “An attorney assigned to represent a defendant in a criminal case has no duty to participate in a baseless pro se motion to withdraw a plea of guilty which…
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