People v. Lee
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Vinik, J.), rendered December 17, 1985, convicting him of manslaughter in the first degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, and a new trial is granted. No questions of fact have been raised or considered.
The right to effective representation of counsel is measured by whether, upon the totality of the circumstances, the attor*588ney provided meaningful representation (see, People v Baldi, 54 NY2d 137,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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