Legal Opinion
People v. Pollard
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 31, 1995PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Nassau County (Belfi, J., at sentencing; Harrington, J., at trial), rendered March 26, 1993, convicting him of assault in the second degree (two counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant’s contention that he was deprived of the effective assistance of counsel is without merit. 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”…
2Cases cited6 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. OrtizAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
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3Cited by4 opinions
- People v. AguilarAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- People v. PrescottAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
- People v. DelamotaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
- People v. SeeleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996