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PEOPLE v. STANLEY

280 A.D.2d 332 (2001)

719 N.Y.S.2d 861

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. JEFFREY STANLEY, Appellant.

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

Decided February 8, 2001.

The record establishes that defendant received meaningful representation (see, People v Benevento, 91 N.Y.2d 708, 713-714). Counsel's summation effectively emphasized the weaknesses and inconsistencies in the People's proof as part of a coherent strategy directed at casting doubt on the complainant's credibility. Counsel made an appropriate strategic decision to forgo fingerprint testing of the physical evidence in order to avoid...

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