Legal Opinion
People v. Leslie
New York Supreme Court
Decided April 17, 1992PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Harold J. Rothwax, J.
The defendant has filed a motion pursuant to CPL 440.10 (1) *326(h) to vacate the judgment of conviction for attempted murder in the first degree (Penal Law § 125.27 [1] [a] [i]), rendered by a jury on June 2, 1988, on the ground that he was denied the constitutional right to the effective assistance of counsel at trial. (US Const 6th, 14th Amends; NY Const, art I, § 6.) The defendant was represented at trial by two people. One of these was an imposter, never educated in the law or admitted to practice in this or any other State. The other, an attorney…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- People v. BaldiNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- United States v. CronicSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Anthony Leslie v. Christopher Artuz, Superintendent, Greenhaven Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
- Leslie v. ArtuzDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1999
- People v. LeslieAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- People v. ChristouAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1993
- People v. De SotoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
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