Legal Opinion

People v. DaCosta

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

Decided December 22, 1997Published

1Opinion of the Court

—Appeal by the de*526fendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Brill, J.), rendered July 5, 1995, convicting him of burglary in the first degree, assault in the second degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, and endangering the welfare of a child (two counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Under the circumstances of this case, the Supreme Court conducted a proper inquiry as to defense counsel’s claimed conflict of interest (see, People v Gomberg, 38 NY2d 307, 314; People v Hunt, 227 AD2d 568).

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2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. People v. GombergNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  2. People v. HuntAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996

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