People v. Perez
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Grajales, J.), rendered July 25, 1985, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
We find unpersuasive the defendant’s contention that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel at trial. Contrary to the defendant’s assertions, the record indicates that trial counsel presented a coherent and plausible defense, effectively…
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