People v. Bates

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: We reject defendant’s contention that he was denied effective assistance of counsel at his trial. The record demonstrates that counsel was familiar with the facts of this case and that he was able to employ the basic principles of criminal law and procedure (People v Baldi, 54 NY2d 137, 146-147; People v Droz, 39 NY2d 457, 462).

We reach a different conclusion with regard to the denial of defendant’s CPL article 440 motion without a hearing. Defen*971dant moved to set aside the judgment of conviction on the ground that material evidence used at trial was…