People v. Winters
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Westchester County (Rosato, J.), rendered May 8, 1991, con*704victing her of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
In reviewing a claim of ineffective assistance of trial counsel, it must be determined whether the defendant was afforded meaningful representation at the time and under the circumstances of the representation (People v Baldi, 54 NY2d 137). A defense counsel’s "mere losing tactics” are not to be equated with…
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