Opinion
05-04-2016
The PEOPLE, etc., respondent, v. Shantee BROOKS, appellant.
Lynn W.L. Fahey, New York, N.Y. (William Kastin of counsel), for appellant. Richard A. Brown, District Attorney, Kew Gardens, N.Y. (John M. Castellano, Johnnette Traill, Merri Turk Lasky, and Mariana Zelig of counsel), for respondent.
Lynn W.L. Fahey, New York, N.Y. (William Kastin of counsel), for appellant.
Richard A. Brown, District Attorney, Kew Gardens, N.Y. (John M. Castellano, Johnnette Traill, Merri Turk Lasky, and Mariana Zelig of counsel), for respondent.
Opinion
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Blumenfeld, J.), rendered November 2, 2011, as amended November 7, 2011, convicting him of robbery in the first degree, attempted robbery in the first degree, burglary in the second degree, and burglary in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
ORDERED that the judgment, as amended, is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant's contentions, he was not deprived of the effective assistance of counsel in connection with his motion pursuant to CPL 30.30 to dismiss the indictment (see People v. Brunner, 16 N.Y.3d 820, 821, 922 N.Y.S.2d 248, 947 N.E.2d 139 ; People v. Young, 110 A.D.3d 1107, 1107–1108, 975 N.Y.S.2d 885 ; People v. Boumoussa, 104 A.D.3d 863, 863, 961 N.Y.S.2d 297 ; People v. Hernandez, 92 A.D.3d 802, 803, 938 N.Y.S.2d 605 ; cf. People v. Turner, 5 N.Y.3d 476, 478, 806 N.Y.S.2d 154, 840 N.E.2d 123 ).
RIVERA, J.P., BALKIN, BARROS and CONNOLLY, JJ., concur.