18 N.Y.3d 987 (2012)
968 N.E.2d 990
945 N.Y.S.2d 635
2012 NY Slip Op 71311
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent,
Motion No: 2012-412.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent,
v.
MALIK HOWARD, Appellant.
Motion No: 2012-412.
Court of Appeals of New York.
Submitted April 23, 2012. Decided April 26, 2012.Motion for assignment of counsel granted and Richard M. Greenberg, Esq., Office of the Appellate Defender, 11 Park Place, Suite 1601, New York, NY 10007 assigned as counsel to the appellant on the appeal herein.