Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Jamel Powell, Also Known as Germaine Ellison, Also Known as Spliff, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1997-03-14
Citations: 237 A.D.2d 977
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Jamel Powell, Also Known as Germaine Ellison, Also Known as Spliff, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 237
Pages: 977–977

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Jamel Powell, Also Known as Germaine Ellison, Also Known as Spliff, Appellant.
[656 NYS2d 987]

Opinion:
Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: The evidence, the law and the circumstances of this case, viewed in totality and as of the time of the representation, establish that defendant was afforded meaningful representation (see, People v Baldi, 54 NY2d 137, 147; People v Trait, 139 AD2d 937, lv denied 72 NY2d 867). (Appeal from Judgment of Monroe County Court, Egan, J.—Murder, 2nd Degree.) Present—Pine, J. P., Lawton, Callahan, Doerr and Fallon, JJ.