People v. Alford
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Marras, J.), rendered November 19, 2004, convicting him of rape in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, and a new trial is ordered.
“A defendant in a criminal case has a constitutional right to the effective assistance of counsel” (People v Larkins, 10 AD3d 694, 694 [2004]; see US Const 6th Amend; NY Const, art 1, § 6). *1015Although the state constitution entitles a defendant to “meaningful representation,” rather than perfect representation (see…
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