People v. Brown

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Gregory Carro, J.), rendered June 1, 2005, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of bail jumping in the second degree, and sentencing him to a term of U/s to 4 years, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant’s ineffective assistance claims concerning counsel’s choice of trial strategy are unreviewable on direct appeal because they involve matters outside the record (see People v Rivera, 71 NY2d 705, 709 [1988]; People v Love, 57 NY2d 998 [1982]). On the existing record, to the extent it permits review, we find that defendant received effective assistance…