People v. Ryan

Crew III, J. (dissenting).

Although I concur in the balance of the majority’s decision, I respectfully dissent on the issue of ineffective assistance of counsel. While it is true that counsel appeared at pretrial hearings, made an opening statement, engaged in extensive cross-examination of prosecution witnesses and made a summation, I am of the view that his trial advocacy substantially undermined defendant’s case and cannot be ascribed to the employment of any legitimate trial *626tactics, thereby depriving defendant of the "meaningful representation” of counsel to which he is constitutionally…