People v. Jackson

• Decision Date: 08 October 1987
• Citation: 70 N.Y.2d 768,520 N.Y.S.2d 746
• Parties: , 514 N.E.2d 1369 The PEOPLE of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Genevieve Arnault JACKSON, Also Known as Genevieve H. Jackson, Appellant.
• Court: New York Court of Appeals Court of Appeals

Page 746

520 N.Y.S.2d 746

70 N.Y.2d 768, 514 N.E.2d 1369

The PEOPLE of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Genevieve Arnault JACKSON, Also Known as Genevieve H.

Jackson, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Oct. 8, 1987.

John J. Hayden, Goshen, for appellant.

Francis D. Phillips, II, Dist. Atty. (Barbara J. Strauss, of counsel), for respondent.

OPINION OF THE COURT MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division, 121 A.D.2d 743, 504 N.Y.S.2d 159, should be affirmed.

Defendant's primary argument in this court is that her conviction must be reversed because she was denied effective assistance of counsel during the trial. After examining the record and viewing the evidence, law and circumstances of the case in totality, we conclude defendant's allegations of counsel's ineffectiveness are not supported by the record and she was not denied meaningful representation (see, People v. Baldi, 54 N.Y.2d 137, 146-147, 444 N.Y.S.2d 893, 429 N.E.2d 400).

We concur with the Appellate Division's disposition of defendant's remaining contentions (see, 121 A.D.2d 743, 504 N.Y.S.2d 159).

WACHTLER, C.J., and SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER, HANCOCK, and BELLACOSA, JJ., concur.

TITONE, J., taking no part.

Order affirmed in a memorandum.