PEOPLE v. RICHARDSON

Ind No. 3323/17. 3323/17. Appeal No. 12662. Case No. 2018-5464.

189 A.D.3d 589 (2020)

134 N.Y.S.3d 178

2020 NY Slip Op 07681

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Cecil Richardson, Appellant.

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

Decided December 17, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert S. Dean , Center for Appellate Litigation, New York ( Barbara Zolot of counsel), for appellant.

Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. , District Attorney, New York ( Jonathan Cantarero of counsel), for respondent.

Concur—Manzanet-Daniels, J.P., Kern, Oing, Moulton, JJ.


Defendant's claim that his attorney rendered ineffective assistance by failing to wait for the court to render its posthearing decision on defendant's suppression motion before defendant pleaded guilty is unreviewable on direct appeal because it involves matters not fully reflected in or explained by the record (see People v Rivera, 71 N.Y.2d 705, 709 [1988]; People v Powell, 185 A.D.3d 495

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