People v. Mackey

Judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County (Kleiman, J., and a jury), rendered April 3, 1986, convicting defendant of two counts of robbery in the second degree, and imposing two concurrent terms of 1% to 5 years, is unanimously affirmed.

Viewed in totality, the record does not reveal that defense counsel failed to provide meaningful representation, and thus, defendant’s claim of ineffective assistance of counsel is without merit (People v Baldi, 54 NY2d 137). Specifically, defendant’s argument regarding defense counsel’s argumentative nature appears nothing more than zealous advocacy.…