Legal Opinion

People v. Perez

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

Decided October 26, 1987PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Grajales, J.), rendered July 25, 1985, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

We find unpersuasive the defendant’s contention that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel at trial. Contrary to the defendant’s assertions, the record indicates that trial counsel presented a coherent and plausible defense, effectively…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. BaldiNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  2. People v. SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  3. People v. OutlerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. People v. LockhartAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  2. People v. MorrisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  3. People v. LascelleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  4. People v. RugerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001

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