Legal Opinion
People v. Stultz
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 4, 2004PublishedCited by 2,938 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Rosenblatt, J.
Defendants in criminal cases have a constitutional right to effective assistance of counsel (US Const 6th Amend; NY Const, art I, § 6). In People v Baldi (54 NY2d 137 [1981]), we set the standard for claimed ineffective assistance of trial counsel, holding that the constitutional requirements are met when the defense attorney provides “meaningful representation.” We are now called upon, for the first time, to set a standard for claimed ineffective assistance of appellate counsel. We conclude that the same standard—meaningful representation—should be applied…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- People v. BaldiNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
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