Legal Opinion
People v. Thompson
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 10, 2013PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Smith, J.
We hold that a failure to exercise a peremptory challenge against a juror who was a longtime friend of the prosecuting attorney did not amount to ineffective assistance of counsel.
*559Defendant was charged with murder for shooting his girlfriend. The District Attorney of Ulster County tried the case personally. During voir dire, a prospective juror, whom we will call William Peters, volunteered that he had been “a friend” of the District Attorney “for forty plus years.” In response to the court’s question, Peters said that the relationship would not in any way affect…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- People v. BeneventoNew York Court of Appeals · 1998
- People v. StultzNew York Court of Appeals · 2004
- People v. CabanNew York Court of Appeals · 2005
- People v. TurnerNew York Court of Appeals · 2005
- People v. BlydenNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
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3Cited by31 opinions
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