In re Nataia J.
Opinion of the Court
Order of disposition, Family Court, New York County (Leah Marks, J.), entered on or about September 28, 1995, which adjudicated appellant a
The court’s findings were based on legally sufficient evidence and were not against the weight of the evidence. Appellant’s contention that the officers testified in an inconsistent manner is belied by the record, and we see no reason to disturb the court’s findings of fact or credibility determinations (see, Matter of Isaac Q., 217 AD2d 410, 411).
Appellant was not denied the effective assistance of counsel either by her trial counsel’s strategic decision not to call her as a witness on her own behalf (see, People v Coleman, 142 AD2d 586), or by counsel’s decision not to request a Wade hearing, where there was no viable ground upon which to challenge the undercover officer’s confirmatory identification. Concur—Sullivan, J. P., Rosenberger, Wallach, Rubin and Tom, JJ.
Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.