Legal Opinion
People v. Smith
New York Court of Appeals
Decided September 2, 1993PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed. For the reasons stated by the majority at the Appellate Division, we reject defendant’s argument that the trial court’s inquiry pertaining to his request for new counsel was inadequate. Under the circumstances here, we conclude that no further inquiry was required. Moreover, we find no merit in defen dant’s contention that his attorney provided inadequate representation. Counsel’s decision not to call a witness, whose testimony he assessed as weak, was a strategic legal decision which does not amount to…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People v. BaldiNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. AllenNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- People v. AllenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
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