Legal Opinion

People v. Cosby

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

Decided February 10, 2011No. Appeal No. 1PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Centra, J.E

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In appeal No. 1, defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him upon a jury verdict of rape in the first degree (Penal Law § 130.35 [1]) and two counts of menacing in the second degree (Penal Law § 120.14 [1]). In appeal No. 2, defendant appeals with permission of a Justice of this Court from an order denying his CPL 440.10 motion to vacate the judgment of conviction in appeal No. 1. The primary issue on appeal is whether defendant was denied effective assistance of counsel based on defense counsel’s failure to advise defendant that defendant, rather than…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jones v. BarnesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. People v. BaldiNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  4. Rock v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  5. People v. CabanNew York Court of Appeals · 2005

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3Cited by37 opinions

  1. People v. WilliamsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  2. People v. RoblesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  3. People v. RileyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  4. People v. ScottAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  5. People v. Marquis A.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016

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