Legal Opinion

People v. Watkins

New York Court of Appeals

Decided May 23, 2024PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

People v Watkins (2024 NY Slip Op 02842)

People v Watkins

2024 NY Slip Op 02842 [42 NY3d 635]

May 23, 2024

Halligan, J.

Court of Appeals

Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.

As corrected through Wednesday, February 19, 2025

[*1]

The People of the State of New York, Respondent,

v

Mark Watkins, Appellant.

Argued April 18, 2024; decided May 23, 2024

People v Watkins, 206 AD3d 452, affirmed.

{**42 NY3d at 637} OPINION OF THE COURT

Halligan, J.

Defendant Mark Watkins contends that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to request a cross-racial identification…

2Cases cited50 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. People v. BaldiNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  4. People v. BeneventoNew York Court of Appeals · 1998
  5. Hernandez v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1991

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3Cited by22 opinions

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  3. People v. AmbrosioNew York Court of Appeals · 2026
  4. People v. GuerraNew York Court of Appeals · 2026
  5. People v. KellumAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2024

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