People v. Gugino

Judgment unanimously reversed on the law and new trial granted, in accordance with the following memorandum: On this appeal from a judgment convicting him of five counts of criminal possession of stolen property, defendant contends that he was deprived of the effective assistance of counsel and was therefore denied his right to a fair trial. "So long as the evidence, the law, and the circumstances of a particular case, viewed in totality and as of the time of the representation, reveal that the attorney provided meaningful representation, the constitutional requirement will have been met”…