Legal Opinion

People v. McDonald

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

Decided November 12, 1998PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mercure, J. P.

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Ulster County (Bruhn, J.), entered May 12, 1994, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of robbery in the second degree.

On this appeal from defendant’s conviction of robbery in the second degree stemming from his 1983* attack upon a gas station attendant working at a Thruway rest stop, defendant contends only that he was denied effective assistance of counsel. We disagree and accordingly affirm.

Initially, we note that defendant’s attack on his counsel’s failure to pursue an alibi defense is not the proper subject of a…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. People v. BaldiNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  2. People v. BoydAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  3. People v. RyanNew York Court of Appeals · 1997
  4. People v. AhlAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  5. People v. BagarozyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992

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3Cited by13 opinions

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  3. People v. CampbellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  4. People v. SieberAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  5. People v. FlaggAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006

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