Legal Opinion
People v. Dell
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 9, 1977PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Hancock, Jr., J.
On this appeal defendants contend, inter alia, that they were deprived of their constitutional rights to effective assistance of counsel and a fair trial because of conflicts of interests resulting from their attorney’s efforts to represent them jointly.
Defendants, Keith Dell, age 18, Cliff Seger, age 24, and Fred Sims, age 20, were convicted by a jury of rape in the first degree (Penal Law, § 130.35) for having engaged in forcible sexual intercourse with complainant, age 18. The rape allegedly occurred on the evening of June 30, 1976 at the residence of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- People v. GombergNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- People v. GonzalezNew York Court of Appeals · 1972
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- People v. DavisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
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