Legal Opinion

People v. Sellars

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided February 26, 1980PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County, rendered April 10, 1978, convicting defendant of bribery in the second degree and sentencing him as a second felony offender to a term of two to four years, unanimously affirmed. On this appeal from his conviction of bribery in the second degree, defendant contends primarily that (1) multiple errors by his trial counsel denied him his constitutional right to effective assistance of counsel; and (2) he was deprived of a fair trial by various actions of the Assistant District Attorney. We agree that defendant’s trial counsel may have erred when he…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. DrozNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  2. People v. AikenNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
  3. People v. BennettNew York Court of Appeals · 1972
  4. People v. LaBreeNew York Court of Appeals · 1974

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. People v. DietzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
  2. People v. WalkerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
  3. People v. EvansAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  4. People v. NegronAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  5. People v. OsmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2024

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