People v. Davalloo
| Decision Date | 03 April 2007 |
| Docket Number | 2004-04302. |
| Citation | 833 N.Y.S.2d 576,2007 NY Slip Op 02953,39 A.D.3d 559 |
| Parties | THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. SHEILA DAVALLOO, Appellant. |
| Court | New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division |
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant's contention, she was not deprived of the effective assistance of counsel (see People v Berroa, 99 NY2d 134, 138 [2002]; People v Henry, 95 NY2d 563, 565 [2000]; People v Benevento, 91 NY2d 708, 712 [1998]). Trial counsel's determination to pursue a lack of intent defense over an insanity defense was a legitimate trial strategy under the circumstances. Eliciting favorable testimony from the defendant's husband, who survived the attempt on his life, and expert psychiatric evidence, trial counsel pursued the chosen line of defense capably, forcefully and thoroughly. That the defendant's trial strategy ultimately proved unsuccessful does not mean that she was not provided with "meaningful representation" (see People v Berroa, supra; People v Benevento, supra).
The sentence imposed was not excessive (see People v Suitte, 90 AD2d 80 [1982]).
The defendant's contentions that the prosecutor improperly elicited propensity evidence, improperly failed to disclose certain tape recordings (see CPL 240.20), and violated her constitutional right to confrontation, are unpreserved for appellate review (see CPL 470.05 [2]).
The defendant's remaining contentions are without merit.
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