People v Golden

Holding The court affirmed the conviction, rejecting the defendant’s claim of ineffective assistance of counsel. The court determined that trial counsel’s failure to challenge the constitutionality of the weapon possession statute in light of Bruen was not deficient because such a motion would have had little or no chance of success.

The court’s words

any motion raising such argument would have had "little or no chance of success"

2026 NY Slip Op 05620, at the official text

had no impact on the constitutionality of New York State's criminal possession of a weapon statutes

2026 NY Slip Op 05620, at the official text