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People v. Whitmore

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

Decided February 1, 1993PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

— Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Kramer, J.), rendered January 4, 1989, convicting him of robbery in the second degree, assault in the second degree, and assault in the third 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 "[w]hat constitutes effective assistance is not and cannot be *704fixed with yardstick precision, but varies according to the unique circumstances of each representation”…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. People v. BaldiNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  2. People v. ScarolaNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
  3. People v. BennNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  4. People v. BadiaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  5. People v. OrtizAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. People v. CardenasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  2. People v. MarshallAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  3. People v. DelgadilloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  4. Vega v. FischerDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2006

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