People v. Davis

OPINION OF THE COURT

Callahan, J.

The matter before us, pursuant to CPL 460.15, arises from an order of Cardamone, J., certifying a question of law or fact which ought to be reviewed by this court. The issue presented for our determination is whether the defendant, John L. Davis, was deprived of the effective assistance of counsel because the same court-appointed attorney represented both him and a codefendant at trial.

Defendant Davis and two codefendants, Charles Streiff and Richard Payne, each gave written statements implicating himself and his codefendants in the strangulation death of…