People v. Checo

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Franklin Weissberg, J.), entered on or about September 14, 1995, which denied defendant’s motion pursuant to CPL 440.10, seeking to vacate a judgment of conviction, same court and Justice, rendered August 15, 1989, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant was not deprived of meaningful representation by trial counsel’s failure to request a Sandoval hearing with respect to defendant’s 1988 Federal conviction concerning stolen checks. Counsel had a strategic reason, albeit unsuccessful, for forgoing a Sandoval application. Counsel’s tactically sound decision to…