The People v. Anthony Debellis

State of New York OPINION Court of Appeals This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the New York Reports. No. 27 The People &c., Respondent, v. Anthony Debellis, Appellant. Matthew Bova, for appellant. R. Grace Phillips, for respondent. WILSON, Chief Judge: The right to the effective assistance of counsel is guaranteed by both the Federal and State constitution and constitutes an “essential ingredient in our system of criminal jurisprudence, rooted deeply in our concept of a fair trial within the adversarial context” (People v Benevento,

91 NY2d 708, 711

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