PEOPLE v. ZADA


98 A.D.2d 733 (1983)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Amer Zada, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

December 5, 1983


Judgment affirmed.

Defendant's contention that trial counsel's failure to pursue an insanity defense on his behalf resulted in a denial of his constitutional right to the effective assistance of counsel is without basis. The record herein is barren of any indication that defendant suffers or has suffered from a mental disease or defect. The decision of defendant's experienced trial counsel to pursue a defense of police fabrication represented a conscious choice of...

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