People v. Schwab

Appeal from a judgment of the Erie County Court (Michael F. Pietruszka, J.), rendered December 18, 2006. The judgment convicted defendant, after a nonjury trial, of criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree.

It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously affirmed.

Memorandum: On appeal from a judgment convicting him, after a nonjury trial, of criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree (Penal Law § 165.45 [2]), defendant contends that he was denied effective assistance of counsel because his first assigned attorney failed to inform the…