People v. Stanley
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Edward Davidowitz, J.), rendered March 17, 1998, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of attempted robbery in the first degree and reckless endangerment in the first degree, and sentencing him, as a second violent felony offender, to concurrent terms of 12V2 years and 3V2 to 7 years, unanimously affirmed.
The record establishes that defendant received meaningful representation (see, People v Benevento, 91 NY2d 708, 713-714). Counsel’s summation effectively emphasized the weaknesses and inconsistencies in the People’s proof as part of a coherent…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- People v. BeneventoNew York Court of Appeals · 1998
- People v. YourdonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988