Legal Opinion
People v. Taylor
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 23, 2003PublishedCited by 159 opinions
POINTS OF COUNSEL
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Read, J.
A jury convicted defendant of intentional second-degree murder (Penal Law § 125.25 [1]) for his role in the killing of a rival drug dealer. Defendant now claims that he received ineffective assistance of trial counsel in contravention of the State and Federal Constitutions (US Const 6th Amend; NY Const, art I, § 6). We conclude that the constitutional standard has been met because, in light of the circumstances of this particular case, defense counsel’s actions were within the reasonably objective range of performance (see Strickland v Washington, 466 US 668,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- People v. BaldiNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. BeneventoNew York Court of Appeals · 1998
- People v. RiveraNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
- People v. AshwalNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- People v. TongeNew York Court of Appeals · 1999
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3Cited by159 opinions
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- People v. WilliamsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
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