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PEOPLE v. WILLIAMS

2016-12672. Ind. No. 3537/13.

200 A.D.3d 914 (2021)

155 N.Y.S.3d 367

2021 NY Slip Op 07016

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Robert Williams, Appellant.

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

Decided December 15, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia Pazner , New York, NY ( Benjamin Welikson of counsel), for appellant.

Eric Gonzalez , District Attorney, Brooklyn, NY ( Leonard Joblove , Seth M. Lieberman , and Ann Bordley of counsel), for respondent.

Chambers, J.P., Miller, Iannacci and Ford, JJ., concur.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

On appeal, the defendant contends that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel. A defendant's right to the effective assistance of counsel is guaranteed by the Federal and the State Constitutions (see US Const, 6th Amend; NY Const, art I, § 6). "To prevail on a claim of ineffective assistance, defendants must demonstrate that they were deprived of a fair trial by less than meaningful representation" (

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