Legal Opinion
People v. Smith
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 29, 2004PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Knipel, J.), rendered May 1, 2002, convicting him of robbery in the first degree (two counts), upon ajuiy verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant’s contention, he was not denied the effective assistance of counsel. Viewing the record as a whole, we conclude that the defendant received meaningful representation (see People v Baldi, 54 NY2d 137 [1981]). The defense counsel presented a reasonable defense, interposed appropriate objections, and effectively…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People v. BaldiNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. HenryNew York Court of Appeals · 2000
- People v. WashingtonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- People v. WrightAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
3Cited by8 opinions
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- People v. ConstasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
- People v. GonzalezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- People v. JenkinsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
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