Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Isham Moore, Appellant
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2010-09-02
Citations: 15 N.Y.3d 811
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Isham Moore, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 15
Pages: 811–813

Head Matter:
[934 NE2d 879, 908 NYS2d 146]
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Isham Moore, Appellant.
Decided September 2, 2010
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Appellate Advocates, New York City (De Nice Powell and Lynn W.L. Fahey of counsel), for appellant.
Charles J. Hynes, District Attorney, Brooklyn (Solomon Neubort of counsel), for respondent.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed. Defendant Isham Moore failed to establish that his attorney provided ineffective assistance because of her failure to request a justification charge. There are sound strategic reasons for counsel's decision not to request such a charge. And even if this were not the case, defendant cannot show that he was entitled to a justification charge under any favorable interpretation of the testimony presented at trial.
Chief Judge Lippman and Judges Ciparick, Graffeo, Read, Smith, Pigott and Jones concur.
On review of submissions pursuant to section 500.11 of the Rules of the Court of Appeals (22 NYCRR 500.11), order affirmed, in a memorandum.