That defendant did not have the same lawyer at every stage of the proceeding did not serve to deny him his right to counsel since the trial court immediately appointed an attorney whenever defendant appeared in court without one (CPL 180.10 [4]). Nor was defendant denied his right to effective assistance of counsel because one of the attorneys representing him failed to interview a possible alibi witness, there being no showing that the trial would have had a different outcome...
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