PEOPLE v. PELACCIO


159 A.D.2d 734 (1990)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. James Joseph Pelaccio, Appellant

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

March 26, 1990


Ordered that the judgments are affirmed.

On appeal, the defendant contends that he was deprived of the effective assistance of counsel based, inter alia, upon his trial counsel's reliance on the defenses of entrapment and agency. However, it is not the province of this court to "second-guess whether a course chosen by defendant's counsel was the best trial strategy, or even a good one, so long as defendant was afforded...

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