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The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Leroy Edwards, Appellant

280 A.D.2d 389720 N.Y.S.2d 782·New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division·2001·NY

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Opinion

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Leroy Edwards, Appellant. [720 NYS2d 782] [MAJORITY] —Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Barbara Newman, J.), rendered December 1, 1998, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of arson in the second degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of 10 years, unanimously affirmed. Defendant received meaningful representation (see, People v Benevento, 91 NY2d 708, 713-714; People v Hobot, 84 NY2d 1021, 1024). Defendant was not deprived of a fair trial as a result of his counsel’s failure to move to preclude one of several statements made by defendant to a fire marshal, since this statement was cumulative and the evidence of guilt was overwhelming. Concur — Rosenberger, J. P., Nardelli, Andrias, Ellerin and Saxe, JJ.