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The People v. Howard S. Wright

New York Court of Appeals

Decided July 1, 2015No. 109PublishedCited by 72 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Rivera, J.

We are presented in this appeal with a confluence of prosecu*771torial misconduct committed during closing argument, and a series of critical lapses by defense counsel when faced with the prosecutor’s obvious transgressions from the leeway generally afforded attorneys during summation. As the record establishes, defense counsel failed to object, time and again, when the prosecutor repeatedly misrepresented to the jury critical DNA evidence as proof of defendant’s guilt, in contradiction of the People’s expert testimony. We conclude defense counsel was ineffective,…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. People v. BaldiNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  2. People v. GonzalezNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
  3. People v. BeneventoNew York Court of Appeals · 1998
  4. People v. RiveraNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
  5. People v. AshwalNew York Court of Appeals · 1976

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3Cited by72 opinions

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  3. The People v. Louis SpeaksNew York Court of Appeals · 2016
  4. People v. CrissAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
  5. People v. FishAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2022

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