Defendant did not receive effective assistance of counsel. The existing record establishes that trial counsel's performance was prejudicially deficient based on her demonstrated lack of comprehension of a material provision of law.
Defendant was arrested while carrying a bag containing an unloaded .22 caliber revolver and eight loose rounds of .22 caliber ammunition. Criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree involves the possession of a "loaded firearm...
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