It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously affirmed.
Memorandum: On appeal from a judgment convicting her upon a guilty plea of manslaughter in the first degree (Penal Law § 125.20 [1]), defendant contends that she was denied effective assistance of counsel based, inter alia, upon defense counsel's failure to request a mental health examination of defendant or an independent autopsy of the victim. That contention does not survive the...
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