Legal Opinion
People v. Macerola
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 7, 1979PublishedCited by 120 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*261OPINION OF THE COURT
Jasen, J.
The issue presented for our determination on these appeals is whether defendants were deprived of the effective assistance of counsel by reason of counsel’s joint representation of defendants at trial. While we had thought the applicable legal principles firmly established by prior decisions of this court, the circumstances of this case compel us to elaborate further on the safeguards which must be employed to ensure that a defendant is afforded adequate legal representation.
The pertinent facts are as follows: Defendants Maceróla and Letko were charged in a…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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