Legal Opinion
People v. DePallo
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 23, 2000PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Mangano, P. J.
On this appeal, we are asked to determine, inter alia, whether the defendant: (1) was deprived of the effective assistance of counsel when his attorney informed the court that the defendant intended to perjure himself on the stand and (2) was deprived of his right to be present at material stages of trial when his attorney conveyed this information during court conferences at which the defendant was not present. '
The defendant and his accomplices ransacked the home of a 71-year-old man, robbed hini, stabbed him with a knife and scissors, and bludgeoned him to…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- People v. BaldiNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- United States v. DunniganSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Nix v. WhitesideSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- People v. RomanNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
- People v. SloanNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
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3Cited by2 opinions
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