PEOPLE v. HIGHTOWER


35 A.D.3d 884 (2006)

825 N.Y.S.2d 381

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. JAMES HIGHTOWER, Appellant.

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

Decided December 26, 2006.


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant's contention that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel is without merit. A review of the circumstances in totality as of the time of the representation reveals that the defendant was afforded meaningful representation (see People v Henry, 95 N.Y.2d 563, 565 [2000]; People v Baldi, 54 N.Y.2d 137, 147 [1981]). The defendant...

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