PEOPLE v. SUMPTER


185 A.D.2d 629 (1992)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Raymond Sumpter, Appellant

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

July 14, 1992


Judgment unanimously affirmed.

Memorandum:

We reject defendant's contention that he was denied effective assistance of counsel. The record establishes that counsel's decision not to withdraw from the case in order to testify on defendant's behalf at the Wade hearing and at trial concerning an impropriety he allegedly witnessed at the line-up was founded in trial strategy and was made after consultation with defendant. Defendant's identity was a central...

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