Legal Opinion
People v. Williams
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 27, 1988PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment entered upon a jury verdict convicting him of burglary in the second degree and conspiracy in the fifth degree.
Defendant contends that he was denied effective assistance of counsel due to his attorney’s failure to request a Huntley hearing to suppress his inculpatory statements to the police. We disagree. The failure by counsel to request a hearing, without more, does not constitute a basis for finding ineffectiveness. (People v Brown, 122 AD2d 546, lv denied 68 NY2d 810; People v Eddy, 95 AD2d 956, 957.) Further, whether defendant was deprived of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People v. EddyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- People v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- People v. BurtonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
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- People v. MillerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
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