Legal Opinion
People v. Stokes
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 8, 2001PublishedCited by 918 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Levine, J.
While an inmate at the Southport Correctional Facility, defendant was accused and convicted after trial of aggravated harassment of an employee by an inmate in violation of Penal Law § 240.32, a class E felony, for allegedly spraying a mixture of excrement and urine on a correction counselor. The court sentenced defendant to 15 years to life as a persistent felony offender pursuant to Penal Law § 70.10.
Defendant thereafter filed a notice of appeal and, as an indigent, requested assignment of appellate counsel. The attorney assigned by the Appellate Division filed…
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