Legal Opinion
People v. Blackman
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 6, 1991PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from *483a judgment of the County Court, Rockland County (Nelson, J.), rendered January 13, 1987, convicting him of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree, and criminal sale of a controlled substance in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
We reject the defendant’s contention that he was deprived of the effective assistance of counsel. It is well-settled that, when viewing claims of ineffective assistance of counsel, care must be taken to avoid confusing true ineffectiveness with mere…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- People v. CartagenaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- People v. HewlettNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
- People v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
3Cited by5 opinions
- People v. WilliamsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- People v. JohnsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- People v. RamkissonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- People v. OrtizAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- People v. BlackmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997