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PEOPLE v. RAMCHAIR

8 N.Y.3d 313 (2007)

864 N.E.2d 1288

832 N.Y.S.2d 889

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. RACKY RAMCHAIR, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided March 29, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank Handelman, New York City, for appellant.

Richard A. Brown, District Attorney, Kew Gardens (Jennifer Hagan and John M. Castellano of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge KAYE and Judges CIPARICK, GRAFFEO, READ and SMITH concur; Judge JONES taking no part.

OPINION OF THE COURT

PIGOTT, J.

The issue presented on this appeal is whether defendant was denied meaningful representation when his appellate counsel failed to argue that the trial court should have granted his motion for a mistrial. We conclude that he was not and therefore affirm the order of the Appellate Division.

In 1995, defendant was arrested on suspicion of robbery of a cabdriver in Queens, New York. A lineup was held, with counsel for...

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