Case Title: In the Matter of People v. Jermar McDaniel

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State: new-york

Court: New York Appellate Court

Date: 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

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This memorandum is uncorrected and subject to revision before
publication in the New York Reports.
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The People &c.,
            Respondent,
        v.
Jermar McDaniel,
            Appellant.
Submitted by Arthur H. Hopkirk, for appellant.
Submitted by Kayonia L. Whetstone, for respondent.
MEMORANDUM:
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.
Because defense counsel’s decision not to seek
dismissal of the robbery in the first degree charge for
insufficient evidence would not have resulted in a dismissal of
that charge (see People v Lopez, 73 NY2d 214, 219-220 [1989];
People v Baskerville, 60 NY2d 374, 380-381 [1983]), defendant’s
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claim of ineffective assistance of counsel is meritless. 
Furthermore, the attorney’s conduct did not consist of “egregious
and prejudicial error such that defendant did not receive a fair
trial” (People v Benevento, 91 NY2d 708, 713 [1998], citing
People v Flores, 84 NY2d 184, 188-189 [1994]), but rather “viewed
in totality and as of the time of the representation, reveal[s]
that the attorney provided meaningful representation” (People v
Baldi, 54 NY2d 137, 147 [1981]). 
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On review of submissions pursuant to section 500.11 of the Rules,
order affirmed, in a memorandum.  Chief Judge Lippman and Judges
Ciparick, Graffeo, Read, Smith, Pigott and Jones concur.
Decided September 1, 2009
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