People v. Taylor

We concur with the majority’s holding that, in assessing a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, the reviewing court should consider the seriousness of the alleged errors committed by trial counsel in their entirety (see People v Wright, 25 NY3d 769, 779 [2015]; People v Benevento, 91 NY2d 708, 712 [1998]; People v Baldi, 54 NY2d 137, 147 [1981]), and that where, as here, the claim is based upon facts appearing both on the record and outside the record—i.e., a “mixed claim[ ]” of ineffective assistance (People v Evans, 16 NY3d 571, 575 n 2 [2011], cert denied 565 US 912 [2011])—a CPL…