New York Court of Appeals
The People of the State of New York, Respondent v. Willie L. Wragg, Appellant
November 19, 201526 N.Y.3d 403
Summary
The New York Court of Appeals affirmed Willie L. Wragg's conviction for first‑degree sexual abuse and the sentencing as a second child sexual assault felony offender. The court held that Wragg did not receive ineffective assistance of counsel and that the prosecutor's filing of a predicate offender statement after trial commencement did not require resentencing. The decision rested on the state's standard for meaningful representation and a plain‑text reading of CPL 400.19 and Penal Law § 70.07.