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PEOPLE v. LYDON

134 A.D.2d 287 (1987)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Richard Lydon, Appellant

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

November 2, 1987

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

In view of the minimal evidence of the defendant's intoxication, the decision of his trial counsel to forego an intoxication defense appears to have been a reasonable trial tactic. Thus, contrary to the defendant's assertion, he was not deprived of the effective assistance of counsel (see, People v Barrentine, 112 A.D.2d 440).

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