PEOPLE v. BLAKES

2014-03678. Ind. No. 3450/12.

153 A.D.3d 549 (2017)

56 N.Y.S.3d 891

2017 NY Slip Op 05964

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. RASHAWN BLAKES, Appellant.

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

Decided August 2, 2017.


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant's contention, he was not deprived of the effective assistance of counsel merely because counsel failed to object to certain alleged errors at trial. Rather, the record as a whole demonstrates that counsel made cogent arguments, engaged in searching cross-examination, presented a reasoned theory of defense, and advocated effectively for the defendant, thereby providing him with meaningful representation...

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