PEOPLE v. FLOWERS

No. 197.

28 N.Y.3d 536 (2016)

68 N.E.3d 1228

46 N.Y.S.3d 497

2016 NY Slip Op 08580

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. IMMANUEL FLOWERS, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Decided December 22, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Seymour W. James, Jr. , The Legal Aid Society, New York City ( Lawrence T. Hausman of counsel), for appellant.

Kenneth P. Thompson , District Attorney, Brooklyn ( Avshalom Yotam , Leonard Joblove and Victor Barall of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge DIFIORE and Judges PIGOTT, RIVERA, ABDUSSALAAM, STEIN and FAHEY concur.


OPINION OF THE COURT

In this case, defendant Immanuel Flowers argues that the trial court erred by reimposing an identical sentence following his successful appeal. We disagree and hold, in the context of defendant's ineffective assistance claim, that defense counsel's failure to challenge defendant's resentencing did not render...

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