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People v. Harper

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Sep 7, 1995
219 A.D.2d 742 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)

Opinion

September 7, 1995

Appeal from the County Court of St. Lawrence County (Nicandri, J.).


Defendant waived indictment and pleaded guilty to the crime of attempted robbery in the second degree as the result of an incident in which he allegedly stole and used a credit card belonging to someone else. He was sentenced to a term of 1 1/2 to 4 1/2 years in prison. Initially, we reject defendant's claim that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel because his attorney did not undertake certain tactical maneuvers. Upon review of the record, we find that his attorney provided meaningful representation under the circumstances presented. In addition, in view of the nature of the crime and defendant's prior criminal conviction, we do not find that the sentence imposed was harsh or excessive.

Cardona, P.J., Mikoll, White, Casey and Spain, JJ., concur. Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.


Summaries of

People v. Harper

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Sep 7, 1995
219 A.D.2d 742 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)
Case details for

People v. Harper

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. ARTHUR A. HARPER…

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

Date published: Sep 7, 1995

Citations

219 A.D.2d 742 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)
631 N.Y.S.2d 548