Legal Opinion

People v. Johnson

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

Decided May 5, 2026No. Ind No. 1480/21|Appeal No. 6514|Case No. 2023-04599|Published

1Opinion of the Court

People v Johnson

2026 NY Slip Op 02798

May 5, 2026

Appellate Division, First Department

Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.

This decision is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports.

The People of the State of New York, Respondent,

v

Melshawn Johnson, Defendant-Appellant.

Decided and Entered: May 05, 2026

Ind. No. 1480/21|Appeal No. 6514|Case No. 2023-04599|

Before: Webber, J.P., Moulton, Mendez, Higgitt, Michael, JJ.

Caprice R. Jenerson, Office of the Appellate Defender, New York (Christiana Hope Prater-Lee of counsel),…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  3. People v. BeneventoNew York Court of Appeals · 1998
  4. People v. StultzNew York Court of Appeals · 2004
  5. People v. RiveraNew York Court of Appeals · 1988

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