People v. Georgiou
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Fisher, J.
The principal issue presented on this appeal is whether the defendant was deprived of the effective assistance of counsel when his attorney failed to ask the tried court to instruct the jury on the affirmative defense to felony murder.
In the late afternoon of May 29, 1995, the 75-year-old victim was assaulted and robbed on the street. She died of her injuries five days later. On June 6, 1995, David Chesney was arrested in connection with the crime. He subsequently pleaded guilty to *157robbery in the first degree, as well as to charges pending against him in another…
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