Legal Opinion
People v. Taussi-Casucci
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 2, 2008PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Defendant makes a two-pronged claim that she was deprived of her right to counsel. First, she claims that, as a matter of law, she was without the services of a licensed attorney at trial because her lead counsel, Carlos Perez-Olivo, never reported his disbarment in another jurisdiction, thereby avoiding reciprocal disbarment. Second, she claims that, as a matter of fact, this attorney rendered ineffective assistance, as did a second attorney who represented her at sentencing.
Shortly after defendant’s trial, this Court disbarred PerezOlivo for reasons not related to this case (Matter of…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- People v. BeneventoNew York Court of Appeals · 1998
- People v. RiveraNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
- People v. CabanNew York Court of Appeals · 2005
- People v. LoveNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- PILATO, MICHAEL A., PEOPLE vAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
- People v. PilatoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016