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People v. Foote

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Jun 6, 1996
228 A.D.2d 720 (N.Y. App. Div. 1996)

Opinion

June 6, 1996

Appeal from the County Court of Chemung County (Danaher, Jr., J.).


As the result of her involvement in an automobile accident, defendant was convicted after a jury trial of vehicular assault in the second degree and operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. She was sentenced to 1 to 4 years in prison. Defendant argues that she was denied the effective assistance of counsel and that the sentence imposed is harsh and excessive. Although defendant criticizes her attorney's failure to challenge the admissibility of the blood test, we do not find that this omission rendered his representation ineffective. The record discloses that there was little basis for challenging this test under the circumstances presented. Having viewed defense counsel's representation in its entirety, we find that defendant was afforded meaningful representation ( see, People v Satterfield, 66 N.Y.2d 796, 799-800; People v. Nusbaum, 222 A.D.2d 723, 725). In addition, given defendant's prior alcohol-related conviction and the seriousness of the crime, we cannot say that the sentence imposed is either harsh or excessive.

Mikoll, J.P., Mercure, Casey, Yesawich Jr. and Peters, JJ., concur. Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.


Summaries of

People v. Foote

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Jun 6, 1996
228 A.D.2d 720 (N.Y. App. Div. 1996)
Case details for

People v. Foote

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. MARIE M. FOOTE…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department

Date published: Jun 6, 1996

Citations

228 A.D.2d 720 (N.Y. App. Div. 1996)
643 N.Y.S.2d 430

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