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People v. Estrada

192 A.D.2d 495 Court N.Y. App. Div. Decision date 1993-04-29 English

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The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v
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Antonio Estrada, Appellant.
[597 NYS2d 668]

—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Leslie Crocker Snyder, J.), rendered January 18, 1990, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the first degree, and sentencing him to a term of 25 years to life, unanimously affirmed.

In the absence of additional facts that might have been developed had a motion been made pursuant to CPL 440.10, we cannot conclude that defendant’s counsel was ineffective on this record, merely because counsel, faced with overwhelming evidence of guilt, presented a risky defense (People v Love, 57 NY2d 998 ). Accordingly, defendant has failed to show that any possible improper actions on the part of his attorney prejudiced the outcome of the trial (People v Mackey, 155 AD2d 297 ).

We have considered defendant’s remaining claims, including those raised in his pro se supplemental brief, and find them to be without merit. Concur — Rosenberger, J. P., Ellerin, Asch and Rubin, JJ.

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