People v. Cruz

Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Thompson, J.), rendered February 23, 1978, convicting him of attempted murder in the second degree, assault in the first degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence, f Judgment affirmed. 1 We find no merit in defendant’s contention that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel because both he and his brother, codefendant Isidoro Cruz, were represented by the same retained counsel at their joint trial, inter alia, for the attempted murder of Richard…