Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Richard Madonia, Jr., Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2002-11-15
Citations: 299 A.D.2d 876
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Richard Madonia, Jr., Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 299
Pages: 876–876

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Richard Madonia, Jr., Appellant.
[749 NYS2d 204]

Opinion:
Appeal from a judgment of Oneida County Court (Dwyer, J.), entered June 1, 2001, convicting defendant after a jury trial of, inter alia, kidnapping in the second degree.
It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from be and the same hereby is unanimously affirmed.
Memorandum: On appeal from a judgment convicting him of kidnapping in the second degree (Penal Law § 135.20) and other crimes, defendant contends that he was deprived of effective assistance of counsel. We disagree. Viewing the evidence, the law, and the circumstances of this case, in totality and as of the time of the representation, we conclude that defendant received meaningful representation (see People v Benevento, 91 NY2d 708, 712; People v Baldi, 54 NY2d 137, 147; People v Latterell, 291 AD2d 881, 882, lv denied 98 NY2d 638). Present — Pine, J.P., Wisner, Hurlbutt, Kehoe and Burns, JJ.