Legal Opinion
People v. Ortiz
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 24, 1991PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Starkey, J.), rendered March 31, 1989, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
We reject the defendant’s contention that he was deprived of the effective assistance of counsel. It is well settled that "[w]hat constitutes effective assistance is not and cannot be fixed with yardstick precision, but varies according to the unique circumstances of each representation” (People v Baldi, 54 NY2d 137,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- People v. BaldiNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. BennNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- People v. BadiaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- People v. TippinsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
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