Legal Opinion
People v. Velez
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 18, 1993PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal by the *652defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Westchester County (Pirro, J.), rendered May 6, 1992, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree (two counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, and the matter is remitted to the County Court, Westchester County, for further proceedings pursuant to CPL 460.50 (5).
The defendant’s contention that he was deprived of the effective assistance of counsel is without merit. It is well settled that ”[w]hat constitutes effective assistance is not and cannot be…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- People v. BaldiNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. BennNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- People v. WarrenNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
- People v. BadiaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- People v. OrtizAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- People v. DelamotaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
- People v. GatewoodAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
- People v. LinsterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014