People v. Flowers
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Contrary to the defendant’s contention, he was not deprived of his right to the effective assistance of counsel, since the record as a whole demonstrates that he received meaningful representation (see People v Benevento, 91 NY2d 708, 712-713 [1998]; People v Baldi, 54 NY2d 137, 147 [1981]; cf. People v Cyrus, 48 AD3d 150, 159-161 [2007]).
However, the remarks of the sentencing court demonstrated that it improperly considered a crime that was dismissed at trial for lack of legally sufficient evidence as a basis for sentencing (see People v Grant, 94 AD3d 1139, 1141-1142 [2012]; People v…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- People v. BaldiNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. BeneventoNew York Court of Appeals · 1998
- People v. GrantAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
- People v. CyrusAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- People v. RomeroAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
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