Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant's claim that he did not receive the effective assistance of counsel is based on his attorney's withdrawal of a Mapp suppression motion. However, the facts presented revealed that the defendant had discarded his weapon and no search had occurred. Counsel's withdrawal of that motion upon such disclosure was consistent with accepted standards of meaningful criminal defense representation considering the evidence...
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